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Christian Yelich Wins 2018 NL MVP Award

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich was announced Thursday as the winner of the 2018 National League Most Valuable Player award.

Milwaukee Brewers

Thank you @officialBBWAA for confirming what we already knew: @ChristianYelich is your 2018 NL MVP. #ThisIsMyCrew #ThisIsMyMVP https://t.co/E7rPC8y9Yq

MLB

Raise a glass. ud83cudf7a @ChristianYelich is your 2018 National League MVP. https://t.co/jRXQ16TdhT

Yelich earned 29 of 30 first-place votes, and New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom earned the only other vote, per BBWAA.com. Chicago Cubs star Javier Baez was a distant second in the overall voting, while Nolan Arenado of the Colorado Rockies took third place.