MLB announced its award finalists for the 2024 season and four Yankees players were named.
Aaron Judge and Juan Soto were two of the three finalists for the American League MVP award. Luis Gil and Austin Wells were both nominated for the AL Rookie of the Year.
Judge led the MLB with 10.8 wins above replacement, 58 home runs, 144 runs batted in, 133 walks, a .458 on-base percentage, a .701 slugging percentage, and a 1.159 OPS. He also batted .322 and led the Bronx Bombers with 180 hits and 36 doubles. The outfielder was named the American League Player of the Month in May, June, and August, as well as to the All-Star Game for the sixth time in his career.
Soto produced a career-high 41 home runs and 7.9 wins above replacement one spot ahead of Judge in the Yankees’ lineup. The outfielder slashed .288/.419/.569 while also driving in 109 runs and leading the AL with 128 runs scored. He also started the All-Star Game for the American League in left field.
Your 2024 @officialBBWAA AL Most Valuable Player Award finalists:
Aaron Judge
Juan Soto
Bobby Witt Jr. pic.twitter.com/GB5fJemtsW— MLB (@MLB) November 11, 2024
Gil made 29 starts for the Yankees and was one of the better pitching surprises in MLB this year. He went 15-7 with a 3.50 ERA and 171 strikeouts in 151.2 innings. The righty led all AL rookie pitchers with a 3.1 WAR and was one of the most consistent arms in the team’s rotation.
Wells started the season as the Bronx Bombers’ backup catcher but took the starting job midway through the year. He hit 13 home runs and drove in 55 runs while also adding 18 doubles. Wells carried a .718 OPS and posted 1.2 defensive wins above replacement as a catcher.
Your 2024 @officialBBWAA AL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award finalists:
Colton Cowser
Luis Gil
Austin Wells pic.twitter.com/GMJfkYRzRm— MLB (@MLB) November 11, 2024
Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals is the third finalist for the MVP honor and Colton Cowser of the Baltimore Orioles is the other nominee for the Rookie of the Year.
The Rookie of the Year announcement will be made on Nov. 18 while the MVP will be named on Nov. 21.
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