In 1999, to have a good time the twenty fifth anniversary of Hank Aaron hitting his 715th dwelling run to move Babe Ruth because the all-time dwelling run king, Main League Baseball established the Hank Aaron Award to honor the “most excellent regular-season offensive performer from every league,” in accordance with MLB.
On Monday, the league introduced the eight finalists from every league, and two Dodgers made the minimize.
Los Angeles first baseman Freddie Freeman completed second in the league with a .325 batting common whereas main the league in hits, doubles, on-base proportion and runs scored. His .918 OPS was additionally second within the NL, and his 313 complete bases have been third.
L.A. proper fielder Mookie Betts was the opposite finalist from the Dodgers. Betts was tied with Freeman for the league lead with 117 runs scored, and his 35 homers led Los Angeles and have been tied for fifth within the league. Mookie’s .533 slugging proportion was second within the Nationwide League, and he was third in Win Probability Added.
The opposite finalists within the Nationwide League are Pete Alonso, Nolan Arenado, Paul Goldschmidt, Manny Machado, Austin Riley, and Kyle Schwarber. Within the American League, the finalists are Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez, Rafael Devers, Aaron Decide, Shohei Ohtani, Jose Ramirez, Julio Rodriguez, and Mike Trout.
Freeman received the NL Hank Aaron Award in 2020, and Trout, Altuve, and Goldschmidt are additionally previous winners.
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