The Baseball Writers’ Association of America has awarded the 2020 National League Most Valuable Player to Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman. He beat out fellow finalists Mookie Betts and Manny Machado for the award.
The summer began in brutal fashion for Freeman, who tested positive for COVID-19 in early July. Freeman was in such bad condition that teammate Nick Markakis decided to opt out of the season. However, Markakis quickly elected to return, and Freeman was able to regain his health by the start of the regular season.
From a production standpoint, 2020 couldn’t have gone much better for the 31-year-old Freeman, who has consistently been a fantastic player since his first full season in 2011. Freeman earned MVP honors thanks largely to a career-best .341/.462/.640 line and 13 home runs in 262 trips to the plate, helping the Braves to their third straight NL East title (though they bowed out to the Dodgers in the NLCS). He wound up first in the NL in fWAR (3.4), and second in batting average, wRC+ (187) and bWAR (2.9).
It was a landslide victory for Freeman, who collected 28 of 30 first-place votes in this year’s balloting. Betts received the other two, but he’s at least temporarily denied of becoming the first player to win the MVP in two leagues since Frank Robinson. The rest of the top five consisted of the left side of the Padres’ infield (Machado and shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr.) and Nationals outfielder Juan Soto.
Landslide!!!
About time Freeman got some love. I think he should’ve been MVP in 2016 also.
Congrats Freddie!! And shoutout Juan Soto, had he not caught the Rona, he might’ve been the first 21 year old to win since 1971 (Vida Blue, youngest MVP in MLB history).
I worded that weird, Juan had a chance to become the youngest MVP in MLB history, which would’ve broke Vida Blue’s record set in 1971, had he not missed the start of the season due to Covid. But obviously, anything could’ve happened in those 13 games, maybe he hits .500 maybe he hits .150, woulda, coulda, shoulda. That’s why Freddie deserved it.
A really solid, consistent player gets his due.
I like Freeman but come on, Betts was the MVP.
No
Tatis was and he didn’t even make the final 3
As a Padres fan, I disagree with you. Tatis played awesome this year, and will definitely win MVP awards in the future, but this year Freeman clearly deserved the award. He was amazing this year.
Yes, thank you, and Freddie was the stabilizing force that drove the Braves and their severe lack of starting pitching to a few outs away from an NL pennant..
I know a couple people knew Freeman would win by a landslide, so they either just wanted to give Betts his due, or they didnt think Freeman deserved to be an unanimous MVP..
Totally agree – this was Freddie’s year.
Yes Tatis Jr. had a great year. But I’ll bet my farm he NEVER hits 2 Grand Slams in one inning off of the same pitcher like his Dad did!!! What a sight to see. I was also at the game when Mark Whitten hit 4 HR’s in a game. Great Cardinal memories. However— Mozeliak has given all guys like Tatis Jr. away. D A
Tatis jr. was never a cardinal.
I can see him hitting 3 grand slams in one inning and his manager being mad at him
If Tatis did not have his September swoon, he likely would have been a clear winner.
@paddy- Tatis slash line for his final 90 plate appearances was .208/.311/.403
Tatis definitely swooned. Why do you deny these kinds of claims without looking them up first? I just don’t understand that. Proving Tatis did or didn’t slump is incredibly easy and available.
SalaryCap, I think you misread my post.
Swoon=slump my guy
MVP’s don’t swoon.
It actually means more literally, to faint. But it seems SalaryCap did not read my sentence carefully, It’s a simple if then statement where the supposition is negative.
IF Tatis had not had his swoon, THEN he would have been a likely finalist if not a winner.
It’s a pretty straightforward sentence. Apparently, reading is difficult for some. SalaryCap supported my statement yet responded as my statement was the converse to what I said
I suspect SalaryCap missed the “If” in my post.
@paddy. You are correct. Thank you for showing some grace in my mistake.
I still don’t think Tatis would have won it even if he repeated his best months results. Freeman’s total OPS was higher than Tatis best month and his batting average was MUCH higher. Also, looking at his DRS and UZR he wasn’t that good so I don’t think being a shortstop helps.
If Dan uggla could have hit the off speed stuff, he’d of hit 895 Home Runs.
Coulda woulda shoulda doc. Maybe next time Tatis doesn’t faulted down the stretch.
Tatis Jr was the best SS in MLB on defense, so being a shortstop would have been the deciding factor had he not slumped in September. But he did slump, so its academic.
Freeman was the best player in the NL, both hitting extremely well and playing great defense at 1B. He was also the one that was most valuable to his teams success of the 3 finalists. Well deserved award.
Koamalu…Tatis was the best SS based n what metric?
It seems your “eye-test” may be shaded by a team bias. If you look at UZR or DRS, you won’t find Tatis atop those lists.
He’s an incredible talent that will continue to improve on both sides of the ball.
Please do not judge based on fan bias, it makes you appear weak-minded.
Tatis will have his day, Freeman was great in a weird season, brings me to those who said IF, my friend said IF a frog had wings he wouldn’t hop on his a** all day, the story of IF
Nah he didn’t miss read it, its just fun to be backwards sarcastically through typed words cause you don’t get the tones and expressions to allow you to understand its sarcastic
Well neither of you get a vote so it doesn’t matter what you think. And lolmookie.
freeman is, case closed
@ Lowtalker1
Traditional stats: Freeman 8, Tatis 2
Runs: Tatis – 50, Freeman – 51. Winner: Freeman
Hits: Tatis – 62, Freeman – 73. Winner: Freeman
2Bs: Tatis – 11, Freeman – 23. Winner: Freeman
HRs: Tatis – 17, Freeman – 13. Winner: Tatis
RBIs: Tatis – 45, Freeman – 53. Winner: Freeman
SBs: Tatis – 11, Freeman – 2. Winner: Tatis
BA: Tatis – .277, Freeman – .341. Winner: Freeman
OBP: Tatis – .366, Freeman – .462. Winner: Freeman
SLG: Tatis – .571, Freeman – .640. Winner: Freeman
OPS: Tatis – .937, Freeman – 1.102. Winner: Freeman
Deeper stats:
BB%: Tatis – 10.5%, Freeman – 17.2%. Winner: Freeman
K%: Tatis – 23.7%, Freeman – 14.1%. Winner: Freeman
ISO: Tatis – .295, Freeman – .299. Winner: Freeman
wRC+: Tatis – 149, Freeman – 187. Winner: Freeman
WPA: Tatis – 1.47, Freeman – 3.17. Winner: Freeman
BA w/ runners in scoring: Tatis – .400, Freeman – .423. Winner: Freeman
BA w/ runners on base: Tatis – .326, Freeman – .406. Winner: Freeman
BA against the shift: Tatis – .228, Freeman – .369. Winner: Freeman
Tatis doesn’t even deserve the comparison.
@ensign You have explored one side of the game. Nice job at laying out offense, even if some of those stats are not measures of individual play like RBIs and Runs and some are just ridiculous like BA against the shift.
Freeman was the right choice for the award. Well deserved.
Tatis Jr. will have many more chances in his career if he continues to play like he did in 2020. He is one of the most exciting young players in the game.
Silly rabbit, numbers don’t lie. You could make an argument for Soto but no one else other than Freeman. And, If not for the rocky start due to a severe bout of Covid he probably would have won the triple crown.
LA would have won the West without Mookie. Atlanta would not have won the East without Freddie. Tatis faded in September/October.
The award isn’t Best Player, it’s Most Valuable Player.
Tatis didn’t fade in October. He was great in October.
Regular season stats not postseason stats. That’s how the awards are described.
B-R lumped his regular season September/October stats together. On closer perusal, he had no regular season October stats. My bad.
Oh ok that makes sense bhambrave. Tatis did go into a bad slump in September.
The Braves would have beaten the Dodgers without Mookie. The Dodgers beat the Braves with Freddie. Does that count?
@Rickey: No it doesn’t, since the MVP is based on regular season, not the post-season.
Or, that the Dodgers had to use three starters in game 7 to do so. The Braves barely had three starters.
giant4life: 28 of the 30 BBWAA guys whose votes actually matter disagree with you and so do I.
How many of them are on the East Coast and never stayed up to watch games. Btw nobody cares if you agree or not we are all just posting here. To be fair they should have adjusted the MVP award to 3 winners, one for the West, Central, and East since there wasn’t really a National or American league this year
let’s just give everyone the MVP while we are at it.
5 East teams = 10 votes, 5 central teams = 10 votes, 5 west teams = 10 votes. Freeman got (28) 1st place votes & (2) 2nd place votes. Betts got (2) 1st place votes. Gee, I wonder which city’s voters had Betts in 1st place. Could it possibly be Los Angeles? ALL of the other voters INCLUDING the other FOUR N.L. West teams voted for Freeman as the (rightful) 1st place finisher.
Statcast exits, you know?
Freeman deserved the award, but it is hardly a race I’d call close by any means.
Fernando Tatis Jr. page: baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/fernando-tati…
Freddie Freeman page: baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/freddie-freem…
If Tatis turned more of his blazing sprint speed into stolen bases, combined with his 100th percentile defense and near-the-top offense rankings, then he probably still would have lost because most of the voters don’t know or care about statcast (IMO).
In any case, it is what it is regardless of how one perceives the final results. If you don’t like it, crown your own MVP because awards are elected by human beings, which all of us are. Plenty simple.
You mean the guys that watched a player everyday would appreciate how much he did on the field beyond his triple slash line?
Geez. What a concept
I said yep what a concept
I could use a little fuel myself
And we could all use a little change
Well deserved. Even as a Mets fan I was rooting for this to happen after all he’s been through.
Yeah, this was kind of a no-brainer
Congrats Freddie! Still one of the most underrated players in the game.
for all the doubters all he needed to do was finally hit a Grand Slam to get him over the top for MVP ha!…lol
Well deserved. He played out of his mind this year.
One wonders how his COVID experience added to his already exceptional “intangibles”
I think Soto would have won over a whole year. Freeman is the best 1B in baseball. But he isn’t really a mvp player
Haha ok. you must be either a troll or don’t really understand baseball very well at all.
You think freeman is a better hitter than Soto? Or Betts? Or bellinger? You think Abreu is really a mvp?? Freeman won bc it was a short season. He is great hitter but there is a reason he never won mvp before this year…
Injuries for one thing happened to Freeman in 2 different seasons. Soto has only been in the damn league for 3 years. I didn’t even mention Abreu. Bellinger has only been in for 4 and he certainly didn’t do much this year. I like how your reasonings are just questions and zero facts.
For 2020, Freddie is clearly the MVP! If “ifs and buts” were candy and nuts, even a troll like Metsfsn22 would have a merry Christmas.
What would that reason be?
This year, Freeman was a better hitter than Bellinger, and if you actually research any of the stats, has been a far more consistent hitter than Bellinger. So yes, Freeman was a better hitter than Bellinger. As for Soto, no one is saying isn’t a great hitter, but he’s played just 2 seasons where Freeman has been in the league ateast 10 years. Soto will when an MVP in the future when he shows he can consistently perform at that level.
Notably, Mike Trout didn’t win an MVP until his third full season. By your “logic,” Trout was undeserving of MVP then because there was some “reason” he didn’t win one in the prior seasons. Such an argument is baseless and specious. It is very difficult to win an MVP. Hank Aaron, one of the greatest hitters of all time, only won 1 MVP. Was he not worthy of such of the award because he failed to win one in years prior?
Yeah, you act as if the guy isnt consistently an All-Star, like he doesnt put up solid to great numbers every single year. It was just a couple seasons ago Freeman was on pace to be the NL MVP then, and if not for a lingering injury, he would have won his 2nd award this year.
He gets alot of credit, but there’s a reason Bryce Harper called him the most underrated in baseball. That’s because he is, and only those who watch him on a regular basis know just EXACTLY how amazing Freeman truly is.
He is one of the best, pure hitters I have seen since Tony Gwynn. He rarely ever gives away an at-bat, and he’s a nightmare for opposing pitches game planning against him.
Anytime Freeman has had a good to above average hitter behind him, he has performed at an MVP level..He has to maintain his numbers for a few more years, but you’re looking at a future HOF’r
Freeman is absolutely a better hitter than Mookie or Bellinger
Freeman has a higher career OPS+ and wRC than Betts, so the argument can be made that Freeman is, in fact, a better hitter.
Soto can hit like a champ, but that’s the only thing he can do. He’s a trash defender with little speed and he’s not a clubhouse leader. Freeman is a great defensive 1B and by far the biggest leader in the Braves clubhouse.
Freeman is easily a better hitter than Bellinger. Bellinger had one elite month and a half last year… Other than that he’s been a good but not great hitter his entire career.
Cody Bellinger batting average by month, 2020 edition:
July: .139
August: .255
September/October: .267
Cody Bellinger batting average by month, 2019 edition:
March/April: .431
May: .319
June: .272
July: .262
August: .235
September/October: .285
Cody Bellinger batting average by month, 2018 edition:
March/April: .280
May: .180
June: .259
July: .228
August: .355
September/October: .263
In three seasons the dude has only hit over .300 in a month three times. He’s hit under .200 twice. Freeman has hit over .300 in 9 months over that same time span and his lowest full month batting average is .259, which happened this July when he only had 5 days of practice before playing his first game after having Covid-19. That’s only one stat, but it’s not even close lol. Comparing Bellinger to Freddie? Hilarious.
Without a doubt Freeman is a better hitter than Bellinger. What stats are you going off of that would suggest otherwise?
This isn’t best hitter award. It is most valuable player. Defense and base running needs to be factored in to total value..
Just like deGrom didn’t win, right? Does Mike Trout win MVP every year? No, of course not. That’s not how baseball works.
Oh Admiral Trey. I’m gonna enjoy this one. Here’s why batting average is a stupid stat
Bellinger 2019 by month, OPS
1.397
998
967
952
918
891
Bellinger’s worst month, 891, still would have been the 11th best OPS in the NL in 19, between Soto and Goldy
2020
372(obviously horrible)
927
795
This 795? Look at 2019 for full season numbers. It would be… 12th in the NL for OPS
So.. you’re wrong AF
Instead of just “ONE GOOD month and a half“ in the last two years, he’s really had just ONE BAD month this entire time, and been elite every other month
If you want to extend 2018, 4 of his 6 months are at or above the 795 range. 2 months are subpar there. Surely you see how the ridiculously stupid your assertion is of one good 1.5 months
I’m sure you’ll humbly admit you are wrong. It’s almost hilarious how you quote Freeman’s OPS+ but then went to batting average to trash Bellinger. Like you realized it was a dumb point but tried anyways?
Edit, missed window
Why mlb.com defaults to playoff stats I have no idea
Bellingers stats above are correct, but comparisons to OPS are off. It was filtered for playoff only. Instead of 12th For the 795, it would be 40th. Right next to Machado. Point still stands. You purposely ignored how good Bellinger really has been, just to say Freeman is good. They both can be good and worthy of comparisons
The monthly OPS comparisons are very very close btwn the 2
Uhhh….yea. Freeman is as good or better then Soto. Soto may be there soon…but he isn’t there yet. He’s got 2.5 seasons to his name man. Freddie has legitimately had the opportunity to win this award at least three times now, but was derailed due to injuries. Still, in 10 seasons and a cup of coffee, he’s had 6 top ten MVP finishes beyond his win.
I wouldn’t say that hitting is all Soto can do. Sure, his defence was poor this year, but he was a gold glove finalist last year. Also, he steals more bases than (I’m guessing) 3/4 of the league (including Freeman). I won’t say much about his clubhouse leadership other than the fact that he’s just 22. I will say again that his defense was bad this year, but he is not the pure hitter with no speed and defense you seem to be saying he is.
Freddie has been in the top 10 in MVP voting six times, and in the top 5 three times. Kinda looks like an MVP player to me.
Soto missed too much time, and the Nationals didn’t win. Losing teams rarely have MVP’s.
That’s BS Trout has played on a losing team 6 years running now and has 3 mvps in as many years! “Losing teams rarely have MVP’s” Smh
It definitely it harder but wiseguy422 is right trout has been mvp 3 years twice on losing teams
Trout is the exception that proves the rule. Name other MVP’s from losing teams.
Giancarlo 2017
Arod 2003
Cal Ripkin 1991
Andre Dawson 1987
I can’t think of any others.
If you notice, bhambrave stated “RARELY” not NEVER. I remember Andre Dawson won on a woeful Cubs team. Trout is AMONG the BEST to play the game PERIOD.
Yount in ’89 is the only other one I could remember off the top of my head.
A quick scan of the Wikipedia article on MVP shows that Carew won in ’77 with a 4th-place Twins club that finished a few games over .500.
The exceptions do prove the rule.
So, 4 in the last 35 years?
wasn’t an mvp player, but he’s got hardware coming that says he’s an mvp
Troll.
name wasn’t taken, so i took it. didn’t even have to add numbers
People like you are why Freeman is so underrated.
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ozuna deserved it
He can’t play OF defense anymore, Freeman is an excellent defender, albeit at a less demanding position than some.
I he didn’t. He DHed 2/3 of the year.
Coolkid, my point exactly. For a DH to win an MVP, they have to far exceed other hitters’ output. Ozuna had a great season, but not contributing on both sides will always hurt a DH’s chances of winning an MVP.
A terrific argument can be made for Marcel,especially based on the stats primarily utilized 20 years ago – HR, RBI, and avg
I disagree with this
East bias continues
Cody Bellinger just won last year, you bozo.
But, but, but Mookie Betts won it also….Conspiracy is back on, eastcoast bias at its best!! DeGrom also won TWO Cy Young Awards!?…Mattingly and Snitker won Managers of the Year…
Boo hop
Boohoo
Lowtalker: You should become a NO-TALKER after such a foolish comment after a West coast player won the award last year (C. Bellinger). Betts was added and had a great year on a team that was stacked. Freeman had a great year and was the glue that kept the Braves going throughout the season despite the injuries to key players. Where would the Dodgers be without Betts compared to where would the Braves be without Freeman? THAT is why FREDDIE FREEMAN is the N.L. MVP. Plain and simple, no bias. Just the facts.
As a Dodger fan, I hoped Betts would win. But Freeman’s triple slash line this past season was too awesome too ignore. BBWAA could overlook that and weigh Betts’ defense and baserunning . If ever was a co-MVP to named, it might have been this year. Both Freeman and Betts will be finalists for season MVP for years to come.
Pretty much exactly how I felt
It should have been closer but Freddie’s triple slash was too big for people to consider their values/WARs
Mookie was first in the NL in bWAR, Freddie was first in fWAR.
“ If ever was a co-MVP to named, it might have been this year. “
Agreed.
Couldn’t of happened to a better, more deserving guy. What a year even after getting over Covid. The first 2 weeks of the season were rough probably bc he was getting over that virus. I can’t imagine what the numbers would have been. Very happy for Freddy, his family and the entire Braves family. Congratulations!!
Yes! Freeman is like the Pope of baseball… in a good way. Players look up to him on and off the field (though especially on the field). Dude’s a stud, and he has such a diligent work ethic that rubs off on a lot of the younger guys on the Braves. Braves’ fans are lucky to have him, and hopefully he can stack up a few more of these before he retires.
Sounds like a Mookie Betts kind of guy.
MVFree
Well done by the ‘riders’. They nailed every post season award this year. Hard to argue with any of their choices, and I’m a huge Mookie fan too. Freddie deserved it more and I’m so happy for him. One of the best guys in the league for sure.
This year, Freeman was a better hitter than Bellinger, and if you actually research any of the stats, has been a far more consistent hitter than Bellinger. So yes, Freeman was a better hitter than Bellinger. As for Soto, no one is saying isn’t a great hitter, but he’s played just 2 seasons where Freeman has been in the league ateast 10 years. Soto will when an MVP in the future when he shows he can consistently perform at that level.
Notably, Mike Trout didn’t win an MVP until his third full season. By your “logic,” Trout was undeserving of MVP then because there was some “reason” he didn’t win one in the prior seasons. Such an argument is baseless and specious. It is very difficult to win an MVP. Hank Aaron, one of the greatest hitters of all time, only won 1 MVP. Was he not worthy of such of the award because he failed to win one in years prior?
Come on, did anyone else expect Ryan Tepera to get more than one vote?
I read about that vote. Turns out the guy intended to vote Trea Turner in 10th place, but somehow the vote counted as Ryan Tepera. I love it. A guy like Tepera can now live of his life saying that he got a vote for NL MVP once. That matters a lot more than Trea Turner having 20 points instead of 19 points or whatever. At least to some people.
Excellent choice!
Well deserved… I totally understand the case to be made for Betts and that he plays a harder position and everything but having an OBP of .462 is just incredibly!! He definitely deserved the award even if he maybe didn’t have quite the power of some of the other batters in the league… just getting on base in almost half of your at-bats is an incredible feat — even if it was during a shortened season. also he played in all 60 games which is quite impressive as well!
Fair points, but just a note about power. Freeman actually had a higher ISO and slugging% than Betts, aided by the fact that he led the majors in doubles in addition to his respectable 13 HR.
Well deserved award for Freeman but I do also feel like Soto got robbed by the shortened season. Had he played in 13 more games (to which would’ve brought him to the full 60) I think he would’ve won by a landslide (assume he hit like he did in his other 47 games). I already commented that Freeman’s .462 OBP was amazing… but even more incredible was Soto’s .490 — I mean that’s just unbelievable!! Getting on base in literally almost half of your plate appearances is just amazing. He’ll be a fascinating young player to watch going forward and if he plays like he did this year over a full 162 next year…he’s going to put up some amazing numbers and should run away with the MVP next season. (of course those are BIG ‘Ifs’ but regardless he’s going to be a fascinating young star to watch for years to come)
Soto is a fun player, and he is really is one of my favorites. Another thing is since he came up to the bigs so early in his career, at such a young age, he should be a free agent when he’s like 25-26. I may be way off, but isn’t free agency 6 years after you come up?
Edit: I meant once you hit 6 years of service time.
What a great race it would have been during a full season no doubt. Have freeman tatis jr and yelich on my fant. Team so just loving the national league Freemans numbers were too good. Betts and the rest are top form performers hands down but give my half canadian freddie his award this short season. Well done
It’s shocking there were a couple votes for Betts as mvp. It’s truly shocking. Those people need to be locked up on baseball jail and never allowed to have an opinion on important issue in the sport ever again.
1000% deserve!!!! Happy for him! GO BRAVES!
Loyalty over the money chasers. Now he can go to France.
Wow they got it right
Having the hustler in there was a joke.
I think we’re all in agreement that Freddie Freeman looks like Kevin McCallister brother Buzz from Home Alone.
Always have been a huge fan of Freddie, good for him
Yeahaaaay!
Congrats – still ringless though!
That’ll all change next season.
Lots of players are.
certainly the best of the three
Only my opinion of course but i think they got the mvps and cy youngs right this year. Thought 60 games might make it tougher but we still had a few guys that separated themselves enough to lock up the awards. Voters didnt muck it up, well done boys
No brainer. Keep in mind, Freddie slumped briefly post-COVID. He then was an absolute monster for the remainder of the season.
I didn’t know awards would be given out for extended springtraining!? You people need to get a life. None of these stats should count for anything. Play 162 then talk.
@ Dice: I’m guessing you’re a Phillies fan?
@Dice. Oh I guess MLB didn’t ask your opinion on what counts and what doesn’t? Don’t you have some umpa lumpa’s to torture?
Don’t lump him with us! Haha.
I hope he’s not. I want no part of him in my team’s phan base.
That is just plain ignorant. You act like the guy hasn’t put up insane numbers before this year. He’s a .300+ batter, 25-30 HR and 100+ RBI guy every stinking year and guess what he has done it while playing in 162 games (or vert close to it) So you need to do your homework then talk. All that went on this season to still come out and perform like that is no less impressive than a full year. Believe it or not all the other players also only played 60 games, so wheres the advantage? It’s not like he was hitting against guys in their 25th start. They had the same chances. Freeman absolutely deserved it and should have been getting more love long before this. It’s not like he was some mediocre hitter his whole career and only jumped up this season. The dude has been raking since he first showed up
It’s the MOST VALUABLE PLAYER for the SEASON AWARD. They’re not comparing his stats to other players from other full seasons stats and believe it or not he wasn’t the only player who played a 60 game season, everyone did. So you’re argument doesn’t work. All the others had the same opportunities so don’t act like it was some advantage he had. Use your brain. Check out his career stats and you’ll notice a theme (like I mentioned before).
Betts and Machado (and Tatis and Soto) are fantastic players. Any fan would LOVE to have them on their team. This just happened to be Freddie’s year.
When Machado was a Dodger, I just wanted him gone. He is a tool. So I disagree with your assessment. Character matters. Betts has great character, Machado has terrible character.
A class act and a great guy. Part of a terrific class of MLB stars. Congrats, Freddie!
As a Dodgers fan, I agree that Freeman deserves this award. Betts had his typical MVP type season, but it was on a stacked team. I think Freeman was probably more needed on his team (not to take away from Betts’ impact). Machado shouldn’t even be in the conversation. That guy proudly states that he won’t run out ground balls and he randomly took cheap shots at guys during the playoffs when he was with the Dodgers. He is the epitome of a prima donna.. Freeman and Betts are good guys. Machado….not so much.
Glad to see Freeman get this national recognition. Mookie will prolly get at least 1 more MVP by the time he’s done playing, unless tatis, soto, or acuna get in the way.
Good ole Canadian boy