OC Register: Angels’ Mike Trout among finalists for AL MVP, which will be announced next week

[AngelsWin.com]

Mike Trout will finish in the top three in the MVP voting once again, but the real question won’t be answered until next week.

The top three finishers for each of the major annual awards were revealed on Monday, and Trout was included, as expected, among the top American League MVP candidates.

Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman and Oakland A’s shortstop Marcus Semien were the other two. Trout and Bregman are expected to finish at the top, in some order.

The winner will be announced on Nov. 14. The votes, cast by two writers representing each city in the league, were cast before the start of the postseason.

Trout will be vying for his third MVP award after what he said was his best offensive season.

Trout, 28, hit .291 with 45 homers and a 1.083 OPS. He led the league in on-base percentage (.438) and slugging percentage (.645).

Surgery to remove a Morton’s neuroma in his right foot cost Trout the final three weeks of the season, though. He played 134 games and had 600 plate appearances.

Bregman played 156 games and had 690 plate appearances. He hit .296 with 41 homers and a 1.015 OPS.

Because Bregman played more games than Trout, he edged Trout 8.4 to 8.3 in WAR, according to Baseball-Reference. Trout led in WAR, according to FanGraphs, 8.6 to 8.5.

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[Docwaukee]

If Trout doesn't win, I hope Semian wins so the Astros fans can lose their shit.  

[Dtwncbad]

Bregman had a fantastic year but Trout was the MVP.

The award is the 2019 MVP, not the September 2019 MVP.