Take Your Pick: Who Should Win the NL Mvp?
It’s an incredible honor to be named to the All-Star Game, but not all hope is lost if a player doesn’t do so. MLB.com’s Jason Foster already dove into this, analyzing the AL/NL MVP winners who weren’t named All-Stars in that given season. The natura
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(1959-66), opponents hit a collective .201/.263/.306 against Koufax. Oliver had no such trouble. During arguably Koufax’s finest season (1963), when the lefty won both the NL MVP and Cy Young Awards and allowed a .501 OPS, Oliver was 6-for-14 with a double, two homers and six...
Within just two and a half years of founding MVP, we're about to produce the biggest fight in history, a fight in the biggest NFL stadium in the U.S., broadcast live, on the biggest streaming platform in the world -- a testament to all we've accomplished in such a short a...
Within just two and a half years of founding MVP, we're about to produce the biggest fight in history, a fight in the biggest NFL stadium in the U.S., broadcast live, on the biggest streaming platform in the world -- a testament to all we've accomplished in such a short amou...
The right-hander left with a career 2.57 ERA, forgoing his senior season to become the second overall pick in the 2004 MLB Draft (Detroit Tigers). The year he won the 2011 MVP Award was extraordinary. Both he and Los Angeles Dodger Clayton Kershaw won the Pitching Triple Crown for thei...
His breakthrough role came in 1952 when he played the character of Eufemio Zapata in the movie Viva Zapata! His performance earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, making him the first Mexican actor to win an Oscar. This success was not a one-off event. In 1956, he won ...
A 17-time All-Star, the switch-hitting Rose played on three World Series winners. He was the National League MVP in 1973 and World Series MVP two years later. He holds the major league record for games played (3,562) and plate appearances (15,890) and the NL record for the longest...
Co-conspiring against James and Howard were their trophy cases. James won the previous two MVPs, Howard the previous two DPOY awards. When it comes to award season, recent success actuallyhurtsa player’s chances. Howard’s 3rd defensive distinction in 2011 impacted his MVP vote totals, too....