Overview
- The BBWAA will reveal Rookie of the Year tonight at 7 p.m. ET on MLB Network, followed by Manager of the Year Tuesday, Cy Young Wednesday, and MVP Thursday.
- The AL MVP finalists are Aaron Judge, Cal Raleigh, and José Ramírez, with debate centered on Judge’s batting title and elite OPS versus Raleigh’s record 60 home runs by a catcher and switch-hitter.
- Rookie of the Year finalists feature AL candidates Nick Kurtz, Jacob Wilson, and Roman Anthony—with Kurtz viewed as the favorite after 36 homers—and NL finalists Drake Baldwin, Cade Horton, and Caleb Durbin, with Baldwin widely favored.
- Analysts expect Tarik Skubal to repeat as AL Cy Young and Paul Skenes to take the NL honor, citing Skubal’s league-leading metrics and Skenes’ MLB-best 1.97 ERA and 2.36 FIP.
- In a separate legal development, Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were indicted on charges including wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy over an alleged pitch‑rigging betting scheme, with potential penalties up to 65 years.