MLB had announced its higher-profile award finalists earlier this month, and the anticipation of the winners has been building ever since. The awards will be announced this week, beginning Monday with Rookie of the Year honors in the American and National leagues.
Major League Baseball unveiled the names of the finalists for its end-of-season awards, a list that included some expected names leading the way.
Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for AL MVP alongside two players from the World Series champion Texas Rangers. New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is a finalist for his first AL Cy Young award.
In the NL, Arizona Diamondbacks breakout and playoff hero, Corbin Carroll, is among the Rookie of the Year finalists. Meanwhile, newly hired Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell is a Manager of the Year finalist after leading his now former team, the Milwaukee Brewers, to the postseason.
The winners will be announced from Monday at 6 p.m. ET on MLB Network through Thursday, with both MVP awards announced on Thursday.
Here’s a rundown of the MLB postseason awards’ finalists:
AL Rookie of the Year (announced Monday)
Tanner Bibee, Cleveland Guardians
Triston Casas, Boston Red Sox
Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore Orioles
NL Rookie of the Year (announced Monday)
Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks
James Outman, Los Angeles Dodgers
Kodai Senga, New York Mets
AL Manager of the Year (announced Tuesday)
Bruce Bochy, Texas Rangers
Kevin Cash, Tampa Bay Rays
Brandon Hyde, Baltimore Orioles
NL Manager of the Year (announced Tuesday)
Craig Counsell, Milwaukee Brewers
Skip Schumaker, Miami Marlins
Brian Snitker, Atlanta Braves
AL Cy Young (announced Wednesday)
Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees
Kevin Gausman, Toronto Blue Jays
Sonny Gray, Minnesota Twins
NL Cy Young (announced Wednesday)
Zac Gallen, Arizona Diamondbacks
Blake Snell, San Diego Padres
Logan Webb, San Francisco Giants
AL MVP (announced Thursday)
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
Corey Seager, Texas Rangers
Marcus Semien, Texas Rangers
NL MVP (announced Thursday)
Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves
Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers
