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Jacob Misiorowski leads four Brewers among MLB award finalists as Pete Crow-Armstrong and Yordan Alvarez chase MVP
Jacob Misiorowski is the Cy Young favorite among four Brewers finalists while Pete Crow-Armstrong and Yordan Alvarez lead the MVP races. Winners come next week.
The World Series champion Milwaukee Brewers are all over baseball's awards ballot.
Ace Jacob Misiorowski is one of four Brewers named finalists for the major awards voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The finalists were announced Monday night.
The winners will be revealed next week.
The Brewers' big night
Misiorowski is a heavy favorite to win the National League Cy Young Award. Chris Sale of Atlanta and Cristopher Sanchez of Philadelphia are the other finalists.
Gold Glove second baseman Brice Turang is up for NL MVP.
Manager Pat Murphy is a finalist for NL Manager of the Year. He could become the first manager to win three straight. Don Mattingly of Philadelphia and Walt Weiss of Atlanta are also in the running.
Closer Trevor Megill is a finalist for NL Relief Pitcher of the Year. It is a new award this year in both leagues.
The MVP races
Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong is the favorite for NL MVP. He hit .280 with 45 home runs plus 41 steals to join the 40-40 club. Turang and four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers are the other finalists.
Houston slugger Yordan Alvarez is the favorite for AL MVP. Junior Caminero of Tampa Bay and Bobby Witt Jr. of Kansas City round out the field.
AL Cy Young
Toronto's Dylan Cease, Cleveland's Parker Messick and Cam Schlittler of the Yankees are the finalists.
Messick is also up for AL Rookie of the Year. His top-three Cy Young finish earns Cleveland an extra pick in the 2027 draft.
The other finalists
AL Rookie of the Year: Parker Messick of Cleveland, Kevin McGonigle of Detroit and Payton Tolle of Boston.
NL Rookie of the Year: Carson Benge of the Mets, Sal Stewart of Cincinnati and JJ Wetherholt of St. Louis.
AL Relief Pitcher of the Year: Bryan Baker of Tampa Bay, Cade Smith of Cleveland and Louis Varland of Toronto.
NL Relief Pitcher of the Year: Trevor Megill of Milwaukee, Jhoan Duran of Philadelphia and Mason Miller of San Diego.
AL Manager of the Year: Kevin Cash of Tampa Bay, Chad Tracy of Boston and Will Venable of the Chicago White Sox.
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