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BA AWARDS 2023

1 WE HAD THREE WORTHY CANDIDATES FOR MLB PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

This year we couldn’t go wrong with any of our three finalists for Major League Player of the Year: Angels two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. and Dodgers right fielder-turned-second baseman Mookie Betts.

Ohtani’s sustained dominance as the best two-way player in MLB history won the day. At the plate he led the majors with

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