He Hank Aaron Award It is awarded annually to each top player in both leagues. It was officially announced in 1999, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Babe Ruth’s feat.
What is known about this prestigious award is that it is a “Advance MVP”Often the preferred candidates are “most valuable players”.
The Dominican hitters were the first to achieve this distinction in the 1999 season. Manny Ramirez and Sammy SosaAnd the last ones to get it Aaron Judge and Paul Goldschmidt.
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The selection is all about fan voting from the official site MLBWhere you choose the player you want, followed by the journalists.
Most awarded player Hank Aaron was Alex RodriguezA total of four times, the 2001, 2002, 2003 campaigns and the 2007 campaign. After voting closes, the winner will be announced at one of the World Series games.
On this occasion, an attack of Latin sluggers stood out, including three Cubans, two Dominicans and two top Venezuelan hitters.
Seven Latinos for Hank Aaron Award
Yordan Alvarez: .293 average, 31 home runs, 97 RBI and .990 OPS
Yandy Diaz: .330 average, 22 home runs, 78 RBI and .932 OPS
Adolis Garcia: .245 average, 39 home runs, 107 RBI and .836 OPS
Ronald Acuna Jr: .337 average, 41 home runs, 106 RBI and 1.012 OPS
Luis Ares: .354 average, 10 home runs, 69 RBI and .862 OPS
Julio Rodriguez: .275 average, 32 home runs, 103 RBI and .818 OPS
Juan Soto: .275 average, 35 home runs, 109 RBI and .929 OPS
He is the clear favorite for the award in the National League Hank AaronVenezuela is Ronald Acuna Jr, he launched 40/70 after joining the 40/40 Club. Additionally, he broke Otis Nixon’s record for most stolen bases.
Controversy closes with his best year in the American League Adolis GarciaLeading the Texas Rangers to the postseason, Shohei Ohtani He repeated his 40 home run campaign with an ace in the rotation.
