New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge took home this impressive honor for the second time in his career.
On Saturday, Judge was named the MLB Player of the Year as voted on by his peers. Judge beat out fellow finalists Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals and World Series rivalof the Los Angeles Dodgers. The awards are voted on by a secret ballot of MLB players and was first handed out in 1998. Winners of the awards receive a sum of prize money that is donated to a charity of their choice.
The Yankees’ captain had a truly historic season at the plate, slashing .322/.458/.701 with a 1.159 OPS and 58 home runs. By Offensive WAR, Baseball Reference ranks the season as the sixth best offensive year by any batter in MLB history with a score of 11.7. It was the best offensive performance ever by a batter not named Babe Ruth or Barry Bonds.
Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers was voted as the AL Outstanding Pitcher and Boston’s Tyler O’Neil won the AL Comeback Player of the Year Award. In the National League, Atlanta’s Chris Sale took home both the National League’s Outstanding Pitcher and Comeback Player of the Year awards. Baltimore’s Colton Cowser and San Diego’s Jackson Merrill were voted as the Outstanding Rookies for their respective leagues.
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