NEW YORK – New AL home run king Aaron Judge St. Louis slugger Paul Goldschmidt On Wednesday, the Hank Aaron Awards were presented to the league’s most outstanding offensive players.
Judge and Goldschmidt have been named as finalists for the Most Valuable Player award, which will be presented by the Baseball Writers Association of America next week.
Judge, now a free agent has hit 62 homers last season as part of the New York YankeesRoger Maris set the American League record for 61 in 1961.
Judge was also the leader in majors’ slugging percentage (.686) and on-base percentages (.425), OPS (1.111), and runs (133). His 131 RBIs tied him. Pete Alonso For most big league runs, the Mets have been the best. Judge ranked second in the AL in bats and was still in contention for the Triple Crown in the last days of the season.
Goldschmidt led NL in slugging (.578), on-base percentage (.404), while hitting.317 and 35 home runs with 115 RBIs. In 2013, the Cardinals’ first baseman won the Hank Aaron Award with Arizona.
Each team nominates Aaron Award candidates. Each league has eight finalists, chosen by MLB.com writers. Fan votes are then added to the selections by a panel of Hall of Fame members.
Major League Baseball sanctioned the awards and named them after the Hall of Fame Braves outfielder.