Alan Tucci took
home League MVP honors and Drew Zahora will join him in the All - Star Game as well.
Not exact matches
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt is one of the leading candidates for
MVP, hitting.307 /.413 /.583 with 36
home runs, and he has been joined by midseason trade acquisition J.D. Martinez to form arguably the best 1 - 2 punch in the National
League.
The third baseman and outfielder is hitting.259 /.393 /.515 with 16
home runs, 16 doubles, and a National
League - leading 53 walks so far in 2017, in just his third full season, after winning Rookie of the Year in 2015 then
MVP in 2016.
The longtime Houston Astros first baseman hit.297 /.408 /.540, a 149 OPS + in his 15 - year career, and finished with 449
home runs, 488 doubles, and was the 1994 National
League MVP.
The two - time
MVP has led the
league in batting average three times, while leading the
league in
home runs and runs batted in twice apiece.
In the National
League, Kris Bryant had an easier time taking
home his first
MVP Award, beating Daniel Murphy by 180 points in the voting.
Seager, who won National
League Rookie of the Year and finished third in
MVP voting in 2016, hit.295 /.375 /.479 with 22
home runs and 33 doubles in 2017.
In fact, he has set a new record for consecutive playoff games with
home runs and was named National
League Championship Series
MVP.