With another two months until baseball writers name the Most Valuable Players, Cy Young Award winners and Rookies of the Year, now seems the perfect time for a far wider-ranging set of honors for Major League Baseball's 2024 season.
The second Passan Awards build upon the inaugural prizes handed out not only to the best players in MLB but also those who did cool things. The purpose of these is to celebrate the most enjoyable elements of a season and recognize that even those who aren't the best of the best deserve acknowledgment.
There are nevertheless some familiar names in the mix here, too, and the first two awards cover the game's creme de la creme rather well.