A pair of heavy MVP favorites in New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani lead the list of this

Major League Baseball's 2024 awards season is underway and, Monday night, MLB and the Baseball Writers Association of America revealed the top three finalists for each of the four major awards. Those are Rookie of the Year,

Ohtani would also become the 12th player in history to win at least three MVP awards. Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, Roy Campanella, Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Mantle, Albert Pujols, Stan Musial, Mike Trout, Alex Rodriguez and Mike Schmidt also won three MVPs. Only one player has won more — Barry Bonds (seven).

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and Yankees' Aaron Judge headlined the 2024 Silver Slugger winners, MLB announced on Tuesday.

Shohei Ohtani, Teoscar Hernández, and Mookie Betts all won Silver Slugger Awards as the best offensive players at their positions in the National League. Three players is the most Dodgers to win Silver Sluggers in the same season in the 44-year history of the award.

Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani and the Yankees' MLB home run leader Aaron Judge both were both awarded Silver Sluggers, which honor the best offensive player at each position in each league. The awards precede what's expected to be an MVP coronation for each player later this week.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve and Dodgers utilityman Mookie Betts led the field of Silver Slugger honorees, which included seven first-time winners.

Mookie Betts has now seven Silver Sluggers and six Gold Gloves in his career, placing the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar on a list that includes Barry Bonds and Ken Griffey Jr.