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2019 MLB Awards
All-MLB Team
All-MLB Team
First Team
C: J.T. Realmuto, Phillies
1B: Pete Alonso, Mets
2B: DJ LeMahieu, Yankees
3B: Anthony Rendon, Nationals
SS: Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox
OF: Mike Trout, Angels
OF: Cody Bellinger, Dodgers
OF: Christian Yelich, Brewers
DH: Nelson Cruz, Twins
SP: Gerrit Cole, Astros
SP: Justin Verlander, Astros
SP: Jacob deGrom, Mets
SP: Max Scherzer, Nationals
SP: Stephen Strasburg, Nationals
RP: Kirby Yates, Padres
RP: Josh Hader, Brewers
(Players are listed with their 2019 club)
Second Team
C: Yasmani Grandal, Brewers
1B: Freddie Freeman, Braves
2B: José Altuve, Astros
3B: Alex Bregman, Astros
SS: Marcus Semien, A's
OF: Ronald Acuña Jr.., Braves
OF: Juan Soto, Nationals
OF: Mookie Betts, Red Sox
DH: Yordan Alvarez, Astros
SP: Zack Greinke, D-backs/Astros
SP: Hyun-Jin Ryu, Dodgers
SP: Jack Flaherty, Cardinals
SP: Charlie Morton, Rays
SP: Mike Soroka, Braves
RP: Aroldis Chapman, Yankees
RP: Liam Hendriks, A's
MVP Awards
American League
Angels slugger Mike Trout hit .291/.438/.645 with a career-high 45 home runs to go along with 104 RBIs and 110 runs scored in 134 games while leading the AL in both on-base percentage and slugging percentage en route to his third career MVP Award. More »
National League
Cody Bellinger recorded career highs in runs (121), hits (170), doubles (34), homers (47), RBIs (115), walks (95) and stolen bases (15) with a .305/.406/.629 slash line. His homer total broke the all-time Dodgers record and he won a Gold Glove for his defense in RF. More »
Cy Young Awards
American League
The Astros' Justin Verlander secured his second Cy Young Award after leading MLB in wins (21), finishing second in the AL in ERA (2.58) and recording an 0.80 WHIP that was the second-lowest mark in the last 100 years. His 300 strikeouts, second in MLB, were a career high. More »
National League
Mets ace right-hander Jacob deGrom led the NL in strikeouts (255) while ranking second in ERA (2.43) and WHIP (0.97) en route to becoming just the 11th pitcher in Major League Baseball history to win Cy Young Awards in consecutive seasons. More »
Rookie of the Year Awards
American League
Yordan Alvarez didn’t join Houston until June, but in just 87 games, the DH hit 27 home runs with 78 RBIs, hitting .313 with a .412 on-base percentage and .655 slugging percentage.His 1.067 OPS was the sixth-highest by a player 22 years or younger in MLB’s modern era (since 1900). More »
National League
Pete Alonso became the first rookie in MLB history to lead the Majors outright in home runs (53), established the all-time rookie homer record and shattered the Mets' single-season homer mark in becoming the club's sixth winner of the award. An All-Star, Alonso also won the Home Run Derby. More »
Manager of the Year Awards
National League
Mike Shildt became the first manager to win Manager of the Year to never play professional baseball, leading the Cardinals to the NL Central flag for the first time since '15 in his first full season at the helm. Shildt garnered three fewer 1st-place votes than Craig Counsell but had the most overall points. More »
Silver Slugger Awards
American League
American League
C: Mitch Garver, MIN
1B: Carlos Santana, CLE
2B: DJ LeMahieu, NYY
3B: Alex Bregman, HOU
SS: Xander Bogaerts, BOS
OF: Mookie Betts, BOS
OF: George Springer, HOU
OF: Mike Trout, LAA
DH: Nelson Cruz, MIN
National League
American League
C: J.T. Realmuto, PHI
1B: Freddie Freeman, ATL
2B: Ozzie Albies, ATL
3B: Anthony Rendon WSH
SS: Trevor Story, COL
OF: Ronald Acuña Jr., ATL
OF: Cody Bellinger, LAD
OF: Christian Yelich, MIL
P: Zack Greinke, ARI
Gold Glove Awards
American League
American League
C: Roberto Perez, CLE
1B: Matt Olson, OAK
2B: Yolmer Sánchez, CWS
3B: Matt Chapman, OAK
SS: Francisco Lindor, CLE
LF: Alex Gordon, KC
CF: Kevin Kiermaier, TB
RF: Mookie Betts, BOS
P: Mike Leake, SEA
Platinum Glove: Matt Chapman
National League
National League
C: J.T. Realmuto, PHI
1B: Anthony Rizzo, CHC
2B: Kolten Wong, STL
3B: Nolan Arenado, COL
SS: Nick Ahmed, ARI
LF: David Peralta, ARI
CF: Lorenzo Cain, MIL
RF: Cody Bellinger, LAD
P: Zack Greinke, ARI
Platinum Glove: Nolan Arenado
Aaron Awards
American League
Mike Trout led the AL in OBP (.438) and slugging (.645) as the only player to finish with an OPS above 1.000 each of the past three seasons in winning his second Aaron Award. He also set a career high with 45 homers, had 100 RBIs for the third time and scored at least 100 for the seventh time. More »
National League
Christian Yelich earned his second consecutive honor after again leading the NL in average (.329) and OBP (.429), the Majors in slugging (.671) and finishing fourth in the NL with 44 homers. He became the first player to win the NL batting title in consecutive years since Larry Walker in 1998-99. More »
Clemente Award
In recognition for his many charitable efforts both stateside and in his native Venezuela, and in a fitting cap to an emotional 2019 in which Carlos Carrasco was diagnosed with leukemia and put in the difficult work to make a return to pitching amid his treatment -- all while continuing to give his time, attention and financial assistance to young leukemia patients -- the Tribe right-hander was named the recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award. More »
Comeback Player Awards
American League
From troubling velocity issues to a leukemia diagnosis and the fight of his life to a grand return to the mound just three months later, Carlos Carrasco was the epitome of a comeback player in 2019. More »
National League
After an injury-riddled 2018, Josh Donaldson promptly re-established himself as one of baseball’s best third basemen with the Braves, knocking 37 HRs and driving in 94 while slugging .521 and finishing with a .900 OPS. More »
Relievers of the Year
American League
Aroldis Chapman is the second Yankee to win the award named after Mariano Rivera after topping the 30-save mark (37) for the seventh time in the past eight years. He finished with a 2.21 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 85 strikeouts in 57 innings. More »
National League
Two-time winner Josh Hader recorded 37 saves with a 2.62 ERA and 0.81 WHIP while leading all relievers with 138 Ks and registering the fourth-highest single-season strikeout rate in history (min. 50 innings) at 47.8 percent. More »
Postseason awards
ALCS MVP
In six games vs. the Yankees, José Altuve hit .348 (8-for-23) with a double, two homers and three RBIs, scoring a team-high six runs and delivering the biggest hit of the ALCS, a two-run walk-off blast off Aroldis Chapman in the decisive Game 6. More »
NLCS MVP
At 36, and a year and a half removed from suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon, Howie Kendrick led the Nationals in their sweep of the Cardinals, hitting .333 (5-for-15), with four extra-base hits in the first NLCS victory in club history. More »
WS MVP
Right-hander Stephen Strasburg won Games 2 and 6 -- en route to becoming the first pitcher to finish a postseason 5-0 -- striking out 14 over 14 1/3 innings while recording a 2.51 ERA for the World Series champion Nationals. More »
Outstanding DH Award
For the second time in his career, Nelson Cruz earned top DH honors. The slugger set Twins DH marks in HRs (41) and RBIs (108) and became just the third player to hit 40 homers at age 39 or older. More »
Players Choice Awards
Winners of the Players Choice Awards were headlined by some familiar faces, most notably by Angels superstar center fielder Mike Trout, who was named both overall Player of the Year and American League Most Outstanding Player. Curtis Granderson was awarded the Marvin Miller Man of the Year for an unprecedented fourth time. More »
Defensive Awards
Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Awards
C: Roberto Pérez, CLE
1B: Freddie Freeman, ATL
2B: Kolten Wong, STL
3B: Matt Chapman, OAK
SS: Andrelton Simmons, LAA
LF: David Peralta, ARI
CF: Lorenzo Cain, MIL
RF: Aaron Judge, NYY
P: Zack Greinke, ARI/HOU
Best Overall Defensive Player: Roberto Pérez
Defensive Team of the Year: Astros