2018 MLB Awards finalists: Cy Young, MVP, and more announced
The short list is revealed and we’ll know the winners next week.
The Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners were announced this weekend, and if you missed them you can’t be blamed. For some reason, the BBWAA announced that award on a Sunday night (opposite football) more than a week before the rest of this year’s MLB awards will be handed out and before the other nominees were even announced. If you missed any of the winners, you can find them here.
While that means it feels like we should be getting the other awards a lot sooner, we actually have a couple of days to debate who didn’t even receive a nomination but should have, and brave for the inevitable moment for when your favorite player doesn’t take home some hardware. Prepare your arguments now. You have plenty of time.
The finalists for the Cy Young, MVP and others were announced Monday night and the winners in each category will be announced over the next week-plus.
AL Rookie of the Year
NL Rookie of the Year
- Ronald Acuña, Jr. — Braves
- Juan Soto — Nationals
- Walker Buehler — Dodgers
AL Manager of the Year
- Kevin Cash — Rays
- Bob Melvin — A’s
- Alex Cora — Red Sox
NL Manager of the Year
- Bud Black — Rockies
- Craig Counsell — Brewers
- Brian Snitker — Braves
AL Cy Young
- Corey Kluber — Indians
- Blake Snell — Rays
- Justin Verlander — Astros
NL Cy Young
- Jacob deGrom — Mets
- Aaron Nola — Phillies
- Max Scherzer — Nationals
AL Most Valuable Player
NL Most Valuable Player
Unsurprisingly, the man who managed the Red Sox to a World Series in his rookie season is here in the form of Alex Cora. Two Yankees get the AL Rookie of the Year nod in Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar in a group that has no surprises, and NL Rookie of the Year is similarly expected with Soto, Acuña, and Buehler all making the final cut.