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MLB's awards season is underway. Mark your calendars and learn everything you need to know about the honors awaiting the game's top players and performances of 2024.
The Major League leader in ERA (2.43) strikeout rate (35.6), strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.88), FIP (1.63) and barrel rate (2.9%), Corbin Burnes continued to dominate after a historic start to his 2021 season, ending Milwaukee's 39-year Cy Young Award drought in narrowly taking NL honors.
The winners of the 2024 MVP Awards will be announced Nov. 21. Aaron Judge (AL) and Shohei Ohtani (NL) led the most recent MLB.com staff poll.
It all added up to a 9.1 Baseball-Reference Wins Above Replacement and 8.1 FanGraphs WAR, both of which were the best in MLB. Ohtani’s 158 OPS+ in 639 plate appearances ranked fifth in the Majors among qualified batters, and his 141 ERA+ in 130 1/3 innings ranked 17th among those with at least 100 innings.
With the 2023 postseason complete and the Hot Stove officially underway, it's also time for baseball's awards season. Below is a look at important upcoming dates to mark on your calendar, followed by a look at the honors that have already been bestowed.
Outstanding DH Award. En route to becoming the first NL winner of the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award, Braves slugger Marcell Ozuna produced an MLB-best 18 HRs while constructing career bests in AVG (.338), OBP (.431) and SLG (.636). All-time winners. Comeback Players of the Year.
Justin Verlander, who won the 2022 AL Cy Young Award after missing nearly two seasons to Tommy John surgery, was named the AL Comeback Player of the Year, while 42-year-old Albert Pujols won the NL honor after capping his career with 24 HRs and reaching the 700-homer plateau for his career.
The Baseball Writers' Association of America will reveal the finalists for its awards -- Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, Cy Young and MVP -- one week before announcing the winners. The top three vote-getters for each AL and NL award become finalists.
The 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists were announced on Tuesday morning, with winners set to be unveiled on ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight” on Nov. 3 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Both leagues have three finalists at each position, including the utility spot, which was awarded for the first time in 2022.
Major League Baseball today announced finalists for the 2024 Hank Aaron Award, an honor that recognizes the most outstanding regular season offensive performer in each League.