Yesterday, the AL & NL Cy Young Awards were bestowed on pitchers over the age of 30. Today, the AL & NL MVP Awards were claimed by two players under the age of 30.
Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels earned his 3rd AL MVP besting Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman. Trout, 28, previously won this honor in 2014 and 2016. Despite missing 34 games due to a foot injury that would eventually require season ending surgery, Trout led the AL in OBP (.438), SLG (.645), OPS (1.083) and OPS+ (185) and also hit a career high 45 home runs.
Just up I-5 North, we find our NL MVP. Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Cody Bellinger earned the honor for the first time. Bellinger, 24, hit .305 with 47 HR and 115 RBI. He also earned a Gold Glove for his defensive play. The second generation player beat out last year's NL MVP Christian Yelich for the trophy. There are a lot of people who think Bellinger will win multiple MVPs just like Trout.
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