Overview
- Announcements run 7 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday: Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, Cy Young, then MVP.
- MLB’s separate awards show in Las Vegas airs Thursday at 9 p.m. ET and will unveil All-MLB Teams and additional league honors.
- The AL MVP race features finalists Aaron Judge, Cal Raleigh and José Ramírez in what analysts describe as a notably close contest.
- MLB.com analysis points to Tarik Skubal in the AL and Paul Skenes in the NL as Cy Young favorites based on season-long performance.
- Manager of the Year storylines include Terry Francona’s bid for a fourth career win after guiding Cincinnati back to October.