Astros’ Jose Altuve finishes third in AL MVP voting

Of course, that was the last time the AL had an MVP victor who did not play in the postseason.

The Cubs’ Kris Bryant helped lead his team to the World Series title, but his consistency and versatility during their 103-win regular season helped him earn the National League MVP award, which is voted on before the postseason.

Bryant is truly a superstar as he has now won the top college player in 2013, top minor league player in 2014, rookie of the year in 2015, and National League MVP in 2016. I was pretty surprised and happy. “This one’s, obviously, gotta be the biggest one”.

Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout has been voted as the 2016 AL MVP.

Boasting a young core of position players stemming from years of rebuilding, the Astros are set to contend for at least the next five years.

Mark Bowman of MLB.com voted Arenado as the 10 best player in the National League, the only voter to rank Arenado lower than sixth.

Trout’s statistics were the best in the major leagues in 2016.

Following an All-Star sophomore season, Trout batted.287 and hit six more homers than he did as a rookie. Combine that with 29 home runs and 100 RBI and that’s how Trout found himself in this MVP discussion.

The prevalence of one of two contrasting schools of thought determined this year’s American League Most Valuable Player debate. Voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America was completed by the start of the playoffs. Trout was listed in the top-three on 28-of-30 ballots while also receiving a fifth-place vote and a seventh-place vote.

So, it was a no-brainer to give Trout my first-place vote.

Betts received nine first-place votes and finished with 311 points.

Every season he’s played, Trout has carried a legitimate case for MVP election.

“To win it one time, it’s hard to do”, Trout said. Trout, Mookie Betts and Jose Altuve are the finalists for the American League Most Valuable Player award.

Murphy talked about his ability to get comfortable in the first season with his new team on the awards broadcast tonight. “With this MVP, I guess it doesn’t matter”.

“We are thrilled for Kris”, said USD Baseball Coach Rich Hill. “I don’t know if this whole year will ever happen again”. “That’s one of my goals”.

As a number of franchises continue on into the offseason empty handed, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Chicago Cubs celebrate their award-winning superstars.

Trout entered the night with “mixed feelings” about his chances, he said. General Manager Billy Eppler praised his “ferocious work ethic”. “I don’t want to be that person people look at and say is too cocky”.