MLB announced Thursday that Shohei Ohtani unanimously won the National League Most Valuable Player Award, while Aaron Judge won the award for the American League. Kyle Schwarber finished second in MVP voting, while Juan Soto came in third. Schwarber led MLB in RBIs (132), the NL in home runs (56), and was fourth in baseball in SLG (.563) and fifth in OPS (.928). Soto, meanwhile, led baseball in...
Juan Soto has been named a finalist for the National League MVP award. He is joined by Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber and the heavily-favored Shohei Ohtani in the race for the honors. Soto is the only Met named a finalist for any of the major awards. In his first year as a Met, Soto batted .263/.396/.525 with a career-high 43 homers, 120 runs scored, and a Mets franchise record 127 walks in 715...
The Baseball Writer’s Association of America announced Francisco Lindor as a a finalist for National League Most Valuable Player on Monday. The other finalists are Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers and Ketel Marte of the Diamondbacks. Lindor’s nomination comes as no surprise, as the shortstop delivered his best season in a Mets uniform. No Met has ever won the MVP Award. Keith Hernandez...
“This is the game that people are gonna talk about for years to come. This is the game you’re gonna talk about. There’s not a single person in this room who’s ever gonna be the same. You be proud of yourselves. Because, gentlemen, you are champions.” Those words were uttered by the iconic Coach Taylor in the beloved TV series Friday Night Lights. Granted, that...
This past weekend represented a real blow to the New York Mets’ hopes of making the postseason. Two consecutive losses to the elite Phillies ensured the Mets failed to make up any ground on their NL Wild Card rivals. More importantly, though, a nagging injury to a crucial player ensured a rather dark cloud will hover over this team heading into the week. However, all hope is not lost, and,...
What a story the 2024 New York Mets are proving to be. After dropping an ugly one to the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, the Mets were being no-hit on Wednesday through eight innings and were well on their way to suffering a body blow of a series loss. Given New York’s status in the playoff race, dropping two out of three to the Blue Jays would have been devastating. However, keeping in line...
It had all started so well for the New York Mets. After winning the first two games of their series against the Marlins, the Mets were well on their way to what would have been an important sweep. Instead, a lack of offense doomed this team again in a 3-2 loss on Sunday. Given the Braves also won on Sunday, New York’s failure to finish the sweep could prove costly. And, on that note,...
Does Francisco Lindor have a chance at winning the NL MVP Award? He’s definitely making a case for himself. What are the odds, however, that he’ll actually win it? Here’s what we at MMO think. David Melendi Yes! Shohei Ohtani is the favorite, but I can see a narrative building for Lindor as the season comes to an end. He plays shortstop while Ohtani sits in the dugout. A DH for...
Throughout the 2024 season, the New York Mets have had a surplus of offensively contributing players, and it was no different Wednesday night in the Bronx. Four different Mets combined for five home runs to complete the season sweep over the New York Yankees and bring their record to five games over .500, leading the second Wild Card. While the line-up has clicked as a collective group, one...
The New York Mets are set to begin their 2024 season against the Milwaukee Brewers later today! But, before that gets started, now is the perfect time to take a deeper look into the betting odds for each of the awards in the National League. Which Mets have the best odds to be named as the MVP, Cy Young winner and/or Rookie of the Year? Let’s take a look at the odds, presented by...
Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that Shohei Ohtani won the AL Most Valuable Player Award, and Ronald Acuña Jr. won the NL Most Valuable Player Award. They both unanimously won their respective awards. Rangers duo Corey Seager and Marcus Semien landed second and third, respectively. The World Series MVP Seager received 24 second-place votes and six third-place votes, while Semien...
Shohei Ohtani and Bryce Harper were named American League and National League Most Valuable Players Thursday night. Ohtani had a historic 2021 season where he mashed 46 homers, knocked in 100 runs, and had a .965 OPS on top of throwing a 3.18 ERA in 130 1/3 innings. The Japanese star finished with 8.1 fWAR — 5.1 from pitching and 3.0 from hitting. Just unreal. He took home all 30...
