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NEW YORK, Oct. 17 – Ronald Acuña Jr., Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani are the finalists for Player of the Year in the 2023 Players Choice Awards. The Players Choice Awards are an especially distinguished honor for Players, as they are chosen through a vote of their peers. The winner will be announced Thursday, Nov. 2nd during the 6 p.m. edition of SportsCenter on ESPN.
The broadcast will also announce the winners of the American and National League Outstanding Player, Pitcher, Rookie, and Comeback Player of the Year Awards, as well as the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award and Curt Flood Award.
The Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award is given to the Player “whose leadership most inspires others to higher levels of achievement.” This year’s finalists are Marcus Semien, Francisco Lindor, and Ian Happ. The award is named in honor of the Major League Baseball Players Association’s first full-time executive director, who served with distinction from 1966-1982. Marvin Miller was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2021.
The Curt Flood Award is bestowed upon a living or deceased former Player “who in the image of Flood demonstrated a selfless, longtime devotion to the Players Association and advancement of Players’ rights.” This year, Phil Bradley and Scott Sanderson are nominees.
Since 1992, the Players Choice Awards have recognized the outstanding on- and off-field performances of Players. Voting among all Players was conducted in late September by the accounting firm KPMG. In-person clubhouse balloting was resumed this year after a temporary pause due to COVID.
Below are all the finalists:
Player of the Year
Ronald Acuña Jr., Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani
Outstanding Player Award
American League: Yandy Díaz, Shohei Ohtani and Corey Seager
National League: Ronald Acuña Jr., Mookie Betts and Matt Olson
Outstanding Pitcher Award
American League: Kyle Bradish, Gerrit Cole and Sonny Gray
National League: Zac Gallen, Blake Snell and Justin Steele
Outstanding Rookie Award
American League: Triston Casas, Gunnar Henderson and Josh Jung
National League: Corbin Carroll, Kodai Senga and Spencer Steer
Comeback Player Award
American League: Tyler Glasnow, Liam Hendriks and Ryan O’Hearn
National League: Cody Bellinger, Michael Conforto and Bryce Harper
Marvin Miller Man of the Year
Ian Happ, Francisco Lindor and Marcus Semien
Curt Flood Award
Phil Bradley and Scott Sanderson
View full bios for all finalists here.