The right fielder of the Atlanta Braves, the Venezuelan Ronald Acuña Jr., was recognized on Thursday with a pair of Players Choice Awards, the awards given by the Major League Baseball Players Association to his best colleagues throughout the season.
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Thus, the native of La Sabana earned the distinctions of Player of the Year and Most Outstanding Player of the National League, which join the recognitions from Baseball Digest and of course the emblematic Luis Aparicio Award; which he won for the third time in his career.
Now, this could be a very productive recognition season for the Creole, since he is also a finalist for the silver bat, the Hank Aaron award and is the great favorite to win the National League MVP, of which the finalists are announced on Next Monday, November 6th.
That, without forgetting the announcement of the nominees for the All-MLB team, which you also have a great opportunity to join.
However, all these mentions and recognitions do not come alone, because Acuña; that he averaged .337 (from 634-217), had a historic regular season and that will be very difficult to match. He became the first member of the 40/70 club, hitting 41 home runs and stealing 73 bases, also surpassing the Atlanta Braves’ record, which was held by Otis Nixon (72, 1991).
Before this campaign, no one had even combined 40 home runs and 50 home runs, so the young Braves patrolman, in addition to achieving these feats, set the bar quite high.
Shohei Ohtani stood out in the American League
The other winners of the night were Shohei Ohtani, recognized as Most Outstanding Player of the American League, Gerrit Cole (Yankees) and Blake Snell (Padres) as Most Outstanding Pitchers of both circuits. In addition to, Liam Hendriks and Cody Bellinger; of the White Sox and Cubs respectively, awarded as Comeback Players of the Year in both the American and National Leagues.
2023-11-03 14:16:59
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