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San Diego's Mason Miller was selected as the Trevor Hoffman NL
Reliever of the Year and Tampa Bay's Bryan Baker as the Mariano
Rivera AL Reliever of the Year.
Rays president of baseball operations Erik Neander was voted
executive of the year for the second time following his win in
2019.
Wheeler, a 36-year-old right-hander, was 14-5 with a 3.00 ERA in
28 starts, striking out 193 and walking 47 in 162 innings. He
was 10-5 with a 2.71 ERA in 24 starts last year, when he didn't
pitch after Aug. 15 and had thoracic outlet decompression
surgery.
Alvarez, 29, won his first AL batting title, hitting .316 with
42 homers, 106 RBIs and a 1.033 OPS over a career-high 158
games. He was limited to 48 games in 2025 because of a broken
right hand and sprained left ankle.
Voting was conducted by MLB.com's 30 team beat writers.
Others receiving NL votes included Miami right-hander Sandy
Alcantara, Cincinnati reliever Tejay Antone, Padres infielder Ty
France, Atlanta outfielder Michael Harris II, Pittsburgh
right-hander Jared Jones, Milwaukee outfielder Garrett Mitchell
and Arizona left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez. Others getting AL
votes included New York Yankees right-handers Paul Blackburn and
Gerrit Cole, Cleveland/Washington pitcher Foster Griffin, Tampa
Bay left-hander Shane McClanahan and Los Angeles Angels
outfielder Mike Trout.
Voters for the MLB reliever awards included Hoffman, Rivera,
fellow Hall of Famers Rollie Fingers and Billy Wagner, and John
Franco, Joe Nathan and Troy Percival. Earlier in the day, Miller
and Toronto’s Louis Varland won the Baseball Writers’
Association of America’s inaugural Relievers of the Year awards.
Balloting for the DH award was by team beat writers,
broadcasters and public relations departments. Kyle Schwarber of
the Phillies was second for the second straight season.
Voting for executive of the year was by the 30 teams, which cast
ballots before the postseason. Milwaukee president of baseball
operations Matt Arnold finished second after winning the
previous two years.
Past winners and distinguished players voted on the Hank Aaron
Awards.
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