IBWAA Selects MVP Winners

IBWAA SELECTS OHTANI & ACUNA IN 2023 MVP AWARD VOTE

November 2023

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The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announced the winners of the IBWAA Most Valuable Player Awards Thursday: Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Atlanta Braves and Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels. This is the IBWAA’s 15th annual election for these awards. All IBWAA members were eligible to vote.

Election results are as follows:

American League:

1st Place: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels- 662 points 2nd Place: Corey Seager, Texas Rangers- 381 points 3rd Place: Julio Rodríguez, Seattle Mariners- 263 points

National League:

1st Place: Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves- 599 points 2nd Place: Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers- 439 points 3rd Place: Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers- 351 points

The IBWAA endeavors to serve the baseball writing community, representing more than 800 baseball content creators. We strive to increase visibility, networking, and opportunities for all of our members. Voting for full-season awards takes place in September of each year, with selections announced in November. The IBWAA also holds voting for our Hall of Fame, preseason predictions, All-Stars, and Content Creator Awards.

Association membership is open to any and all Internet baseball writers and content creators. For more information please visit www.ibwaa.com.