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MLB Awards watch for MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of Year: Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge early leaders in race

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Aaron Judge is a surefire bet to become just the 12th player ever to win three MVP awards.

Freddie Freeman is in the midst of a sensational encore that should not be overshadowed by Shohei Ohtani .

Bobby Witt Jr. and Cal Raleigh are the top three candidates for the AL MVP.

Pete Crow-Armstrong and Manny Machado are also strong contenders.

Tarik Skubal leads the race for the AL Cy Young Award.

Garrett Crochet has delivered on the hype that surrounded him following his offseason trade and subsequent extension to anchor the Red Sox rotation.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto has the lowest ERA ( 1.97 ) among all qualified NL starting pitchers.

Carlos Narváez has hit337/.404/.561 with five home runs over his past 29 games.

Drake Baldwin’s 154 wRC+ ranks ninth among all NL hitters with at least 100 plate appearances.

Chad Patrick has emerged as an ultra-dependable starter for a Brewers pitching staff in dire need of quality innings.