While two clear favorites for MVP have emerged according to our experts poll, there are a couple of caveats: There’s plenty of season left, and there are several other excellent candidates in both leagues.
In his young Major League career, Pirates right-hander Jared Jones has shown an incredible knack for getting whiffs and strikeouts on ugly swings. And Monday, he may have unleashed his season’s masterpiece.
Move over Rafael Furcal, Ronald Acuña Jr. now has the distinction of stealing more bases than any other Braves player since the team moved to Atlanta in 1966.
Izzie Dieter put on a show at the Trailblazer Series, winning the tournament’s MVP in front of the greats like Kelsie Whitmore: “I can encourage other people to play baseball, other girls to play baseball.”
Finn, bat dog of the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, officially retired from his bat retrieving and fan engagement duties and was given a fitting farewell party.
Craig Kimbrel broke a tie with Billy Wagner to take sole possession of seventh place on the all-time saves list — and he’s just one away from moving up another spot.
