Chicago Cubs slugger Kris Bryant has been voted NL
MVP, and Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout is the AL
winner for the second time in three years.
Bryant hit .292 with 39 homers and 102 RBIs in just his second year
in the majors, helping the Cubs to their first World Series title
since 1908. He becomes just the sixth player to win rookie of the
year and MVP in one or consecutive seasons.
Bryant received 29 first-place votes, and Washington second baseman
Daniel Murphy was the runner-up.
While the Angels finished fourth in the AL West, Trout was his
usual brilliant self. He batted .315 with 29 homers, 100 RBIs and
30 steals. He scored 17 percent of Los Angeles' runs, the highest
percentage for an AL player since Rickey Henderson with the 1985
New York Yankees.
Trout received 19 of 30 first-place votes. Boston right fielder
Mookie Betts was second.
The results of the voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of
America were announced Thursday night. Voting was completed by the
start of the playoffs.
