NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for his first National League MVP award after winning the AL award twice, leaving New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor and Arizona second baseman Ketel Marte first in NL voting. ranked among the three. .

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and a finalist for his second American League MVP in three seasons, joined by Yankees outfielder Juan Soto.

Ohtani was unanimously named AL MVP 2021 And 2023 He was a two-way star with the Los Angeles Angels, finishing second to Jury. 2022 voting. He did not pitch in 2024 after elbow surgery and signed a record 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers.

Ohtani became the only players to win MVP honors in both leagues, joining Frank Robinson for Cincinnati in 1961 and Baltimore in 1966.

Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes is a finalist for the NL Cy Young Award and NL Rookie of the Year voting. The 22-year-old right-hander became the fifth rookie to finish in the top three in Cy Young Award voting, joining Mark Fidrych (1976), Fernando Valenzuela (1981), Dwight Gooden (1984) and José Fernández (2013). The only man to win both in the same year was Valenzuela in the National League.

Ohtani hit .310, stole 59 bases and led the NL with 54 homers and 130 RBIs as a designated hitter, becoming the first player with 50 or more homers and 50 or more stolen bases in a season. he helped Dodgers to World Series titleWe are playing our last three matches together. torn labrum in left shoulder.

Ohtani became the first DH to win the MVP award.

The top three names in voting for each of the major individual awards presented annually by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America were announced Monday night on MLB Network. Winners will be announced next week.

Voting takes place before the end of the season.

Ohtani has three or more MVPs, joining Barry Bonds (seven) and Jimmie Foxx, Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, Roy Campanella, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Mike Schmidt, Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols and Mike Trout (three). He will be the 12th player to have it. each).

Lindor batted .273 with 33 homers, 91 RBIs and 29 steals, while Marte batted .292 with 36 homers and 95 RBIs.

Judge hit .322 while leading the major leagues with 58 homers, 144 RBIs and 133 walks. Witt topped the major leagues with a .332 average and hit 32 homers with 109 RBIs. Soto batted .288 with 41 homers and 109 RBIs.

Atlanta’s Chris Sale and Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler are among the NL Cy Young Award finalists, along with Skenes, who made his major league debut on May 11 and went 11-3 with a 1.96 ERA in 23 starts, striking out 170 in 133 innings.

Detroit’s Tarik Skubal, Kansas City’s Seth Lugo and Cleveland’s Emmanuel Clase are the finalists for the AL honor. Clase became the first reliever to finish in the top three in the voting since San Diego’s Trevor Hoffman finished second in the 2006 NL voting.

Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill and Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio join Skenes as NL Rookie of the Year finalists. Yankees right-hander Luis Gil and catcher Austin Wells are AL finalists, along with Baltimore outfielder Colton Cowser.

Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt, Kansas City’s Matt Quatraro and Detroit’s AJ Hinch are AL Manager of the Year finalists. All three NL finalists were first-year managers on their respective teams: the Mets’ Carlos Mendoza, Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy and San Diego’s Mike Shildt.

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