MLB announces 2020 award finalists: Braves' Freddie Freeman NL MVP finalist

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This is going to be a hectic MLB offseason, but the annual BBWAA Awards will provide us with a way to look back at the positives throughout the 2020 campaign before we worry about all the chaos that could loom ahead.

On Monday night, the three finalists for each of the annual awards — both the AL and NL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, Cy Young and MVP — were revealed on MLB Network. The winners of each award will be announced from November 9 to November 12 in the following order.

— Nov. 9: Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year
— Nov. 10: Manager of the Year
— Nov. 11: Cy Young
— Nov. 12: MVP

Below you'll find the three finalists for each award compared to our RADIO.COM Sports predictions, where the player/coach ranked No. 1 was our consensus winner.

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All stats retrieved from Baseball Reference. Bold denotes league leader.

Jose Abreu hits a two-run home run.
Jose Abreu hits a two-run home run. Photo credit (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

American League MVP

Abreu: 262 PA, 76 H, 19 HR, 0 SB, 60 RBI, 43 R, .317/.370/.617, 2.8 WAR
LeMahieu: 216 PA, 71 H, 10 HR, 3 SB, 27 RBI, 41 R, .364/.421/ .590, 2.8 WAR
Ramirez: 254 PA, 64 H, 17 HR, 10 SB, 46 RBI, 45 R, .292/.386/.607, 2.2 WAR

RADIO.COM Sports Picks
1. Jose Abreu, 2. Jose Ramirez, 3. DJ LeMahieu

Mookie Betts celebrates during the World Series.
Mookie Betts celebrates during the World Series. Photo credit (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

National League MVP

Betts: 246 PA, 64 H, 16 HR, 10 SB, 39 RBI, 47 R, .292/.366/.562, 3.4 WAR
Freeman: 262 PA, 73 H, 13 HR, 2 SB, 53 RBI, 51 R, .341/.462/.640, 2.9 WAR
Machado: 254 PA, 68 H, 16 HR, 6 SB, 47 RBI, 44 R, .304/.370/.580, 2.8 WAR

RADIO.COM Sports Picks
1. Freddie Freeman, 2. Mookie Betts, 3. Fernando Tatis

Shane Bieber delivers a pitch.
Shane Bieber delivers a pitch. Photo credit (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

American League Cy Young

Bieber: 8-1, 1.63 ERA, 122 K, 3.3 WAR
Maeda: 6-1, 2.70 ERA, 80 K, 1.6 WAR
Ryu: 5-2, 2.69 ERA, 72 K, 3.0 WAR

RADIO.COM Sports Picks:
1. Shane Bieber, 2. Kenta Maeda, 3. Gerrit Cole

Yu Darvish rears back and fires.
Yu Darvish rears back and fires. Photo credit (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

National League Cy Young

Bauer: 5-4, 1.73 ERA, 100 K, 2.7 WAR
Darvish: 8-3, 2.01 ERA, 93 K, 2.7 WAR
deGrom: 4-2, 2.38 ERA, 104 K, 2.6 WAR

RADIO.COM Sports Picks
1. Yu Darvish, 2. Trevor Bauer, 3. Jacob deGrom

Kyle Lewis makes a sliding catch in the outfield.
Kyle Lewis makes a sliding catch in the outfield. Photo credit (Abbie Parr/Getty Images)

American League Rookie of the Year

Javier: 5-2, 3.48 ERA, 54 K, 1.3 WAR
Lewis: 242 PA, 54 H, 11 HR, 5 SB, 28 RBI, 37 R, .262/.364/.437, 1.4 WAR
Robert: 227 PA, 47 H, 11 HR, 9 SB, 31 RBI, 47 R, .233/.302/.436, 1.6 WAR

RADIO.COM Sports Picks
1. Kyle Lewis, 2. Luis Robert, 3. Ryan Mountcastle

Alec Bohm drives in the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly.
Alec Bohm drives in the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly. Photo credit (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

National League Rookie of the Year

Bohm: 180 PA, 54 H, 4 HR, 1 SB, 23 RBI, 24 R, .338/.400/.481, 0.7 WAR
Cronenworth: 192 PA, 49 H, 4 HR, 3 SB, 20 RBI, 26 R, .285/.354/.477, 1.4 WAR
Williams: 4-1, 0.33 ERA, 53 K, 1.2 WAR

RADIO.COM Sports Picks
1. Alec Bohm, 2. Devin Williams, 3. Jake Cronenworth

Kevin Cash looks on from the Rays dugout.
Kevin Cash looks on from the Rays dugout. Photo credit (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

American League Manager of the Year

Cash: 40-20 (11-9 postseason)
Montoyo: 32-28 (0-2 postseason)
Renteria: 35-25 (1-2 postseason)

RADIO.COM Sports Picks
1. Kevin Cash, 2. Rick Renteria, 3. Charlie Montoyo

Don Mattingly looks on from the Marlins dugout.
Don Mattingly looks on from the Marlins dugout. Photo credit (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

National League Manager of the Year

Mattingly: 31-29 (2-3 postseason)
Ross: 34-26 (0-2 postseason)
Tingler: 37-23 (2-4 postseason)

RADIO.COM Sports Picks
1. Jayce Tingler, 2. Don Mattingly, 3. Brian Snitker

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