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Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts could become only the second player in history to win Most Valuable Player in both of Major League Baseball's top leagues after being named among the finalists for the National League award on Monday.
Betts, who played a pivotal role in helping the Dodgers win their first World Series since 1988 with their 4-2 series victory over the Tampa Bay Rays last week, was named alongside the Atlanta Braves' Freddie Freeman and the San Diego Padres' Manny Machado.
The 28-year-old Betts was the American League's MVP in 2018 when he helped the Boston Red Sox to their World Series crown.
Betts was sensationally traded away by the Red Sox to the Dodgers in February this year, and later signed a $365 million contract that will keep him at the Dodgers through to the end of the 2032 season.
If Betts adds the National League MVP award to his 2018 American League honor, he will become only the second player in baseball history to win MVP in both leagues after Frank Robinson, who won the award in 1961 and 1966 with different teams.
The 2020 American League MVP nominees are the Chicago White Sox's Jose Abreu, the New York Yankees' D.J. LeMahieu and Cleveland's Jose Ramirez.
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In the Cy Young pitching award categories, two former Los Angeles Dodgers -- the Minnesota Twins' Japanese ace Kenta Maeda and the Toronto Blue Jays' Hyun-Jin Ryu -- were among the three nominees from the American League.
Maeda notched six wins with a 2.70 ERA and 80 strikeouts in just 66 2/3 innings over 11 starts.
Ryu, who was second in the National League Cy Young voting in 2019, had another solid season with a 2.69 ERA while averaging just under 10 strikeouts per nine innings pitched.
The Cleveland Indians' Shane Bieber completed the American League Cy Young nominees.
In the National League, Cincinnati Reds' hurler Trever Bauer, who led the league with a 1.73 ERA, was nominated along with the Chicago Cubs' Yu Darvish and the New York Mets' Jacob deGrom.
In the manager of the year awards, Tampa Bay's Kevin Cash -- who guided the Rays to the World Series despite the team having the third-lowest payroll in baseball -- is nominated alongside Toronto's Charlie Montoyo and the Chicago White Sox's Rick Renteria.
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Nov. 15 (UPI) --Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich and Boston Red Sox star Mookie Betts are the 2018 National League and American League Most Valuable Players.
The Baseball Writers Association of America announced the superstars as the winners of the awards on Thursday.
'This is unbelievable, and to be able to share it with all of these people who have been around a long time and had a positive influence on my life, it's really special,' Yelich told MLB.com. 'It's really hard to put into words what this means. You never dream of ever winning an award like this. It's been amazing.'
Yelich, 26, led the National League with a .326 batting average, .598 slugging percentage, 1.000 OPS, 164 OPS+ and 343 total bases this season.
He also raked a career-high 36 home runs, plated 110 RBIs and had 22 stolen bases en route to his first All-Star selection. Yelich joined the Brewers in January as part of a five-player trade from the Miami Marlins.
Betts was the cornerstone of the Red Sox's World Series-winning squad. The 26-year-old outfielder led baseball with a .346 batting average, .640 slugging percentage and 129 runs scored. Betts also hit a career-high 32 home runs and had 30 stolen bases.
'It means a lot,' Betts said. 'It's definitely a special award and something that I'll cherish. But I think the most important thing is that we won a World Series and got to bring a trophy back to Boston.'
Betts beat out Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout for first place honors. Yelich edged Chicago Cubs star Javier Baez for the award.