Mike Trout had his best season to date (no, seriously), and if not for missing time due to injury and the death of his brother-in-law, it might have been the best ever. Shohei Ohtani had one of the best rookie seasons of all-time. And now, both has received the honor of being a finalist for their respective awards.
Mike Trout has been named a finalist for the AL MVP for the sixth time in his career. Trout has finished top three in voting in every full season he has played. 2017 is the lone outlier, as he missed too much time
on the disabled list but still finished fourth overall.