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11/11 22:36 CST Zack Wheeler and Yordan Alvarez earn MLB Comeback Player of the
Year awards
Zack Wheeler and Yordan Alvarez earn MLB Comeback Player of the Year awards
LAS VEGAS (AP) --- Philadelphia pitcher Zack Wheeler was voted National League
Comeback Player of the Year and Houston designated hitter Yordan Alvarez earned
the American League honor on Wednesday night.
Alvarez also was picked for the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter
Award, ending a streak of five straight wins by Shohei Ohtani. Alvarez and Pete
Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs won Hank Aaron Awards as the most
outstanding offensive performers.
San Diego's Mason Miller was selected as the Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the
Year and Tampa Bay's Bryan Baker as the Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year.
Rays president of baseball operations Erik Neander was voted executive of the
year for the second time following his win in 2019.
Wheeler, a 36-year-old right-hander, was 14-5 with a 3.00 ERA in 28 starts,
striking out 193 and walking 47 in 162 innings. He was 10-5 with a 2.71 ERA in
24 starts last year, when he didn't pitch after Aug. 15 and had thoracic outlet
decompression surgery.
Alvarez, 29, won his first AL batting title, hitting .316 with 42 homers, 106
RBIs and a 1.033 OPS over a career-high 158 games. He was limited to 48 games
in 2025 because of a broken right hand and sprained left ankle.
Voting was conducted by MLB.com's 30 team beat writers.
Others receiving NL votes included Miami right-hander Sandy Alcantara,
Cincinnati reliever Tejay Antone, Padres infielder Ty France, Atlanta
outfielder Michael Harris II, Pittsburgh right-hander Jared Jones, Milwaukee
outfielder Garrett Mitchell and Arizona left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez. Others
getting AL votes included New York Yankees right-handers Paul Blackburn and
Gerrit Cole, Cleveland/Washington pitcher Foster Griffin, Tampa Bay left-hander
Shane McClanahan and Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout.
Voters for the MLB reliever awards included Hoffman, Rivera, fellow Hall of
Famers Rollie Fingers and Billy Wagner, and John Franco, Joe Nathan and Troy
Percival. Earlier in the day, Miller and Toronto's Louis Varland won the
Baseball Writers' Association of America's inaugural Relievers of the Year
awards.
Balloting for the DH award was by team beat writers, broadcasters and public
relations departments. Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies was second for the second
straight season.
Voting for executive of the year was by the 30 teams, which cast ballots before
the postseason. Milwaukee president of baseball operations Matt Arnold finished
second after winning the previous two years.
Past winners and distinguished players voted on the Hank Aaron Awards.
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