You know those people who seem to excel at everything? Mookie Betts is one of them.
He was always a baseball stud. This shouldn't come as much of a surprise with him hitting .318/.363/.534 this year and finishing third in overall wins above replacement. He's also the best baserunner in baseball, plays Gold Glove-level defense in right field—even though he came up as an infielder—and in just a few days could be named American League MVP.
"I'm obviously biased, but comparing him and knowing what he's done offensively and defensively, and what he's done for our team to help get us to where we've gotten to this year, I think he deserves the award," says Bruce Crabbe, a minor league coach for the Red Sox.