The 2025 finalists for MLB's four major end-of-season awards from the Baseball Writers' Association of America -- the Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Awards, the Manager of the Year Awards, the Cy Young Awards and the Most Valuable Player Awards -- were announced on Nov. 3.
The top three finishers for each award in the American League and National League were revealed live on MLB Network. The award winners will be announced during the week of Nov. 10, starting with the Rookies of the Year.
Here's a look at all of this season's finalists for the BBWAA awards. (Finalists are listed in alphabetical order within each award category.)
NL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD
Shohei Ohtani, DH/SP (Dodgers)
Ohtani is the favorite to win his third consecutive MVP Award and his fourth in five years, which would put him in historic company with Barry Bonds as the only four-time MVPs in MLB history and the only players to win three MVPs in a row. The Dodgers superstar returned to two-way play with a bang this season. As a hitter, Ohtani batted .282 with 55 home runs, 20 stolen bases, 102 RBIs, an MLB-high 146 runs scored and an NL-best 1.014 OPS. As a pitcher, he had a 2.87 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 47 innings over 14 starts.
Kyle Schwarber, DH (Phillies)
Schwarber is an MVP finalist for the first time after his slugging led the Phillies to the NL East title. Schwarber won his second NL home run crown with a career-high 56 long balls, one more than Ohtani, and he led the Majors with 132 RBIs. Schwarber has received MVP votes in all four of his seasons in Philadelphia, over which he has the most home runs of any NL player (187).
Juan Soto, RF (Mets)
In his first season with the Mets, Soto is an MVP finalist for the third time in his career, along with 2024 in the AL with the Yankees and in the NL in 2021 with the Nationals. This season, Soto hit a career-high 43 home runs and led the NL with 38 stolen bases -- more than triple his previous career high in steals (12). Soto also finished with 105 RBIs, 120 runs scored, a Major League-leading 127 walks and an NL-best .396 on-base percentage.
AL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD
Aaron Judge, RF (Yankees)
After winning AL MVP honors in 2022 and ’24, Judge delivered another outstanding season in ’25. The Yankees slugger topped the 50-homer mark (53) for the fourth time in his career, led the AL in runs (137) and walks (124) and was the Major League leader in all three slash stats (.331/.457/.688). He also topped MLB in both the Baseball-Reference (9.7) and FanGraphs (10.1) versions of WAR, helping the Yankees earn a Wild Card berth.
Cal Raleigh, C (Mariners)
Raleigh had an unforgettable season in 2025, becoming the seventh player (10th occurrence) to reach the 60-homer plateau in a single year. He added an AL-leading 125 RBIs and posted a .948 OPS and a 169 OPS+. The fact that he did so while catching more than 1,000 innings and providing plus defense behind the plate made his season all the more impressive. Raleigh, who shattered the previous records for home runs by a catcher and switch-hitter on his way to 60, was instrumental in Seattle winning its first division title since 2001.
José Ramírez, 3B (Guardians)
One of baseball’s most consistent producers, Ramírez recorded his second straight 30-40 season in 2025, finishing with 30 home runs, 44 stolen bases and a .283/.360/.503 slash (137 OPS+) over 158 games for the Guardians, who came back from a 15 1/2-game deficit to win the AL Central. The switch-hitting third baseman has never been the MVP, but he has now placed in the top six in the voting seven times, and this year would make four top-three finishes.
NL CY YOUNG AWARD
Cristopher Sánchez, LHP (Phillies)
After Zack Wheeler went down due to injury, Sánchez stepped up as the ace for the NL East champs. Building on last year's 10th-place Cy Young Award finish, Sánchez had a career year for the Phillies in 2025, going 13-5 with a 2.50 ERA and 212 strikeouts in 202 innings. The left-hander ranked third in the NL in ERA, fifth in strikeouts and second in innings pitched.
Paul Skenes, RHP (Pirates)
Skenes could be on his way to following up his Rookie of the Year Award in 2024 with a Cy Young Award in 2025. The Pirates phenom won the MLB ERA crown this season with a 1.97 mark, making him the first qualified pitcher with an ERA under two since Justin Verlander in 2022. Skenes also collected 216 strikeouts, tied for second-most in the NL, in 187 2/3 innings.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, RHP (Dodgers)
The 2025 World Series MVP also had a terrific regular season for the Dodgers. Before his October heroics, Yamamoto went 12-8 with a 2.49 ERA and 201 strikeouts in 173 2/3 innings over 30 starts for L.A. The Dodgers ace is looking for his first Cy Young Award in MLB to go along with the three Sawamura Awards -- Japan's Cy Young equivalent -- that he won in Nippon Professional Baseball.
AL CY YOUNG AWARD
Hunter Brown, RHP (Astros)
After a strong finish in 2024, Brown took another step forward this past season, solidifying himself as a frontline starter for the Astros. He ranked among the AL’s top five in ERA (2.43, second), strikeouts (206, third), WHIP (1.03, tied for fourth) and opponents’ batting average (.201, fifth).
Garrett Crochet, LHP (Red Sox)
In search of the ace they’ve been sorely lacking since Chris Sale’s heyday, the Red Sox pulled off a blockbuster trade with the White Sox for Crochet last winter, then subsequently signed the lefty to a six-year, $170 million extension. It’s safe to say Boston has no regrets thus far. Crochet, who had never started a professional game prior to his 2024 breakout with Chicago, cemented his place among the game’s elite starters in his first year with the Red Sox. He led the AL with 205 1/3 innings and MLB with 255 strikeouts while notching a 2.59 ERA.
Tarik Skubal, LHP (Tigers)
For as dominant as he was during his AL Cy Young Award-winning season one year prior, Skubal somehow outdid himself in ’25. His ERA (2.21), WHIP (0.89), FIP (2.45), and K/BB ratio (7.30) all improved. He also threw more innings (195 1/3) and recorded more strikeouts (241). If Skubal wins again, he’d be the AL’s first back-to-back winner since Pedro Martinez in 1999-2000. (The NL has had several repeat winners in that span.)
NL JACKIE ROBINSON ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Drake Baldwin, C (Braves) -- WINNER
When Sean Murphy cracked a rib during Spring Training, Baldwin, the Braves' top prospect, got the call to make his MLB debut as Atlanta's Opening Day catcher. The 24-year-old quickly proved he was ready for the big leagues, as he went on to hit .274 with 19 home runs, 80 RBIs and an .810 OPS in his rookie season. Baldwin's 80 RBIs were the most among NL rookies.
Caleb Durbin, 3B (Brewers)
Durbin made his big league debut in late April, and by the end of the season, he had taken over as the everyday third baseman for the team that finished with the best record in baseball. The 25-year-old batted .256 with 11 home runs, 18 stolen bases and 53 RBIs and was a key part of a Brewers lineup that thrived on contact, as Durbin's 13% swing-and-miss rate and 9.9% strikeout rate were both among the lowest 5% of MLB hitters.
Cade Horton, RHP (Cubs)
Horton missed out on the Cubs' playoff run due to a rib fracture suffered late in the season, but he was electric when he was on the mound. The 24-year-old right-hander went 11-4 with a 2.67 ERA and 97 strikeouts in 118 innings over 23 games (22 starts). Horton's ERA was the best among rookie starting pitchers, and his 11 wins were the most among rookie pitchers.
AL JACKIE ROBINSON ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Roman Anthony, OF (Red Sox)
Ranked as MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect at the time of his big league debut this past June, Anthony joined the Red Sox amid considerable fanfare. The youngster managed to live up to expectations, even while starting out cold and missing most of September due to a left oblique strain. Over his final 56 games before the injury, Anthony posted a .319/.415/.505 slash and went deep seven times.
Nick Kurtz, 1B (Athletics) -- WINNER
Kurtz’s six-hit, four-homer game on July 25 may be the performance fans remember most, but it was just one of many standout moments for the first baseman in 2025. Despite debuting less than a year after being selected fourth overall in the 2024 MLB Draft, Kurtz looked quite comfortable in his first taste of big league pitching. He not only went deep 36 times in 117 games but also finished with a 173 OPS+, tying him with José Abreu (2012) for the best by a rookie with at least 400 PAs in the Modern Era (since 1900).
Jacob Wilson, SS (Athletics)
Kurtz wasn’t the only impressive A’s rookie. Wilson delivered a strong year of his own, putting his name alongside some of the game’s best contact hitters in the process. The 23-year-old earned the starting nod at shortstop for the AL All-Star team and tied for second in the Majors with a .311 average while striking out just 39 times in 523 plate appearances.
NL MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Terry Francona, Reds
Francona is looking for his fourth Manager of the Year Award, which would tie him with Bobby Cox, Tony La Russa and Buck Showalter for the most by any manager since the award was established in 1983. Francona led the Reds to a surprise playoff berth in 2025 as Cincinnati clinched the final NL Wild Card spot on the last day of the season.
Pat Murphy, Brewers
Murphy is the reigning NL Manager of the Year, and he just skippered the Brewers to MLB's best record at 97-65. That's two NL Central titles for Murphy in his two seasons as manager in Milwaukee. He also got his first postseason series win this year as the Brewers defeated the rival Cubs in the National League Division Series. Murphy would be the first to win back-to-back NL Manager of the Year Awards since Cox in 2004 and '05 with the Braves.
Rob Thomson, Phillies
Thomson would be a first-time Manager of the Year Award winner. Philadelphia's skipper led his team to a second straight division title with a 96-66 finish in 2025. The Phillies have finished with at least 90 wins in all of Thomson's three full seasons as manager, and they've made the playoffs in all four seasons since he took over for Joe Girardi during the 2022 season.
AL MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD
John Schneider, Blue Jays
Coming off a last-place AL East finish in 2024, Schneider entered ’25 -- his third full season and fourth year overall in Toronto’s dugout -- with a lot of pressure. He was up to the challenge, however, leading the Blue Jays to a rare worst-to-first turnaround.
Stephen Vogt, Guardians
The 2024 AL Manager of the Year finds himself back among the finalists this year after guiding Cleveland to a historic comeback in ’25. The Guardians were 15 1/2 games out of first place in July and 11 games behind on the morning of Sept. 5, but they ultimately overtook the Tigers for the AL Central crown.
Dan Wilson, Mariners
After taking Seattle’s managerial reins from Scott Servais late in 2024, Wilson wasted little time putting his stamp on the franchise. In his first full year at the helm, the former Mariners catcher guided the club to its first division title since 2001.