For some time, in August and even early September, there was chatter round baseball that Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder/infielder Mookie Betts was going to rival Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. for the NL MVP award.
He had a incredible case to even win the {hardware}.
Acuna, nonetheless, took issues into his personal palms and was considered one of MLB‘s greatest gamers in September, mainly protecting the tempo and the efficiency he had been exhibiting because the begin of the season.
Acuna achieved the primary 40-70 season in MLB historical past (he hit 41 homers and stole 73 bases), and that, plus his 149 runs scored, .337 batting common, 35 doubles, and 106 RBI, earned him a unanimous MVP.
Within the American League, all people knew that Los Angeles Angels phenom Shohei Ohtani would win since August.
He had constructed such a powerful case that he didn’t must play in September to safe the award.
Like Acuna, Ohtani gained unanimously.
Between the 2, they joined forces to make historical past within the league.
The primary time in MLB HISTORY that each MVPs had been unanimous 🔥 pic.twitter.com/VZDBhXDoaH
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 17, 2023
Bleacher Report said that it’s the primary time the 2 MVPs of the 12 months are elected in a unanimous vote.
Ohtani definitely didn’t go away any doubts, hitting .304 with 44 homers and 95 RBI in just about 5 months.
Oh, and he additionally had a 3.14 ERA and struck out 167 batters because the Angels’ ace.
Basically, he was their greatest pitcher and their greatest hitter, they usually nonetheless didn’t even sniff the postseason.
There’s a probability, albeit a slight one, that Acuna and Ohtani play collectively on the Braves if the latter indicators as a free agent.
If that’s the case, be ready, as a result of the Braves simply gained’t lose many video games.
