Major League Soccer today announced the finalists for the 2018 End of Year Awards, honoring the league’s top performers during the 2018 MLS regular season. Orlando City SC forward Chris Mueller was named a finalist for MLS Rookie of the Year, along with Real Salt Lake midfielder Corey Baird and Philadelphia Union defender Mark McKenzie.
A tightly contested race for the 2018 Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award comes down to five finalists who have all entered the league in the past two seasons. The finalists include a pair of Atlanta United playmakers in 24-year-old Miguel Almirón and 25-year-old Josef Martínez, the latter of whom shattered the MLS single-season scoring record with 31 goals this year.