Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski is among four members of the World Series champions who are finalists for baseball's major individual awards. Misiorowski, a heavy favorite to win the National League Cy Young Award, was one of the top three vote-getters in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America at the conclusion of the regular season. Finalists for all the major BBWAA awards were announced Monday night on MLB Network, and winners will be revealed next week.
Gold Glove second baseman Brice Turang is in the running for NL MVP, and Brewers manager Pat Murphy could become the first to win three consecutive Manager of the Year awards. Brewers closer Trevor Megill is a finalist for NL Relief Pitcher of the Year, a new category this year in both leagues.
In the American League, Houston slugger Yordan Alvarez is the favorite for MVP, with Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero and Kansas City's Bobby Witt Jr. also in contention. Gold Glove center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs is expected to win NL MVP after batting .280 with 45 home runs and 41 stolen bases, becoming the seventh member of the 40-40 club. Four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers is also a finalist.
The AL Cy Young race is between Toronto's Dylan Cease, Cleveland's Parker Messick and New York's Cam Schlittler. Messick, a rookie, is also a candidate for AL Rookie of the Year, and his top-three finish earns the Guardians an extra pick after the first round of the 2027 amateur draft.
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