The "Hank Aaron Award", which is given to the best batter of the season in the major leagues, was announced on the 9th, and the American League is the Blue Jays Guerrero Jr.
The player won the award for the first time.
Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, who was a finalist, did not win the award.
The "Hank Aaron Award" started in 1999 after Hank Aaron, who died in January at the age of 86, hitting 755 home runs, the second highest in the history of Major League Baseball, and was inducted into the fan vote and baseball hall. The best batters of the season will be selected one by one in the league by selection by former players.
Of these, the American League is the Blue Jays Guerrero Jr. from among the seven finalists, including Angels Otani.
The player won the award for the first time.
Guerrero Jr.
This season, the player hit 48 home runs to win the American League home run king, with a batting average of 30%, 1 minute and 1 RBI in 3rd place in the league, and 111 RBIs in 5th place in the league, showing an activity approaching the Triple Crown. I did.
The award at the age of 22 is the youngest in history.
As a batter, Otani marked a batting average of 20%, 5 minutes, 7 home runs, 46 home runs, 100 RBIs, and 26 stolen bases, achieving the sixth player in history, "45 home runs, 25 stolen bases," but the first Japanese player. Was not awarded.
Meanwhile, the Phillies Harper won the National League.
Harper won the award for the second time since 2015 with a batting average of 30% and 9 home runs, 35 home runs and 84 RBIs this season.