Overview

• Aaron Judge finished second, with Dodgers stars Freddie Freeman at No. 3 and Mookie Betts at No. 4, and Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor at No. 5.
• The World Series champion Dodgers placed four players in the top 20, including Clayton Kershaw at No. 12, who plans to retire after the postseason.
• Rafael Devers reached No. 7 following his mid-June trade to the Giants.
• Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes entered at No. 18 and Seattle’s Cal Raleigh ranked No. 20, with Raleigh leading MLB with 60 home runs.
• First-time top-20 finishers also included Boston’s Jarren Duran at No. 13 and the Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong at No. 16.