Overview
- Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh earned MLB Player of the Year and AL Outstanding Player after a 60-homer, 125-RBI campaign that fueled the Mariners’ AL West title.
- Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber was voted NL Outstanding Player over Shohei Ohtani after leading the NL with 56 home runs and MLB with 132 RBIs, including a record 23 homers by a lefty off left-handed pitching.
- Detroit’s Tarik Skubal and Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes were selected Outstanding Pitchers in the AL and NL, with ERA titles of 2.21 and 1.97 respectively and elite strikeout production.
- The MLBPA highlighted community impact by naming Aaron Nola Philanthropist of the Year and Brent Suter Marvin Miller Man of the Year, with the Curt Flood Award going to Don Baylor and Scott Sanderson.
- Players also honored rising talent and comebacks, selecting Nick Kurtz and Drake Baldwin as Outstanding Rookies and Jacob deGrom and Ronald Acuña Jr. as Comeback Players.