Awards season for major league baseball concluded on Thursday with the announcement of the Most Valuable Player awards. In the American League, Mookie Betts of the Boston Red Sox got the nod, while Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers took home the prize in the National League. Neither was much of a surprise.
Betts had the much tougher task of taking down the long-time reigning American League MVP, Mike Trout. Betts cracked 32 home runs, stole 30 bags, and played brilliant defense in the Red Sox’ tricky right field.