The Atlanta Braves have two finalists for the BBWAA Awards.
The Baseball Writers Association of America announced the top three finalists for each of its major awards Monday night on MLB Network. The Atlanta Braves have two finalists in Ronald Acuña Jr. and manager Brian Snitker. Acuña is a finalist for the MVP Award, while Snitker is again a candidate for Manager of the Year.
Acuña had a record-setting season, hitting .337/.416/.596 with a 170 wRC+ in 159 games. He became the fifth player ever to have at least 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases, and he was the first player in Major League history to ever hit 40/70. He set a modern Braves franchise record with 149 runs scored, and his 73 stolen bases were also a modern club record, surpassing Otis Nixon’s 72 in 1991.
Snitker helped the Braves to their sixth straight division title and led the Braves to 104 wins. Snitker previously won the award in 2018 and placed third in 2019 and 2022.
One player missing from this list is Matt Olson. About a decade ago, Olson would have been the odds-on favorite for the MVP award after leading the majors with 54 home runs and 139 RBI. However, Olson is on the outside looking in as the Dodgers’ Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman are finalists along with Acuña.
The Manager of the Year award will be presented November 14th at 6 p.m. on MLB Network. AND. The MVP Award winners will be announced on November 16th, also at 6:00 p.m. ET.
Bundesliga
Beginner of the year -Corbin Carroll, Kodai Senga, James Outman
Manager of the Year -Craig Counsell, Skip Shumaker, Brian Snitker
Cy Young Award – Zac Gallen, Blake Snell, Logan Webb
MVP award – Ronald Acuna Jr., Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman
American League
Beginner of the year – Tanner Bibee, Triston Casas, Gunnar Henderson
Manager of the Year -Brandon Hyde, Kevin Cash, Bruce Bochy
Cy Young Award – Gerrit Cole, Kevin Gausman, Sonny Gray
MVP award – Shohei Ohtani, Corey Seager, Marcus Semien
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