There are 13 first-time candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Howard and Tim Lincecum headline the new candidates. There are also 17 holdovers.

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens make their 10th and final appearance on the BBWAA ballot along with Curt Schilling, who fell 16 votes shy of the necessary 75% in last year's balloting. Schilling appeared on 71.1% of ballots, Bonds 61.8% and Clemens 61.6%.

Justin Morneau, Jimmy Rollins and Jake Peavy also are new to the ballot along with Carl Crawford, Prince Fielder, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, A.J. Pierzynski and Mark Teixeira.

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey and Baltimore Orioles slugger Trey Mancini were named baseball's Comeback Player of the Year Award winners on Monday night.

Bryce Harper edged out Juan Soto and Fernando Tatis, Jr. to win the National League MVP on Thursday.

Harper captured 17 of the 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Soto (six first-place votes) and Tatis (two) finished second and third, respectively.

It marks Harper's second NL MVP. He won the award unanimously in 2015 with the Washington Nationals.

Shohei Ohtani was crowned the American League's Most Valuable Player on Thursday.

Ohtani claimed all 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America and became the fifth unanimous MVP since 2000.

Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. captured 29 of the 30 second-place votes by the BBWAA.

Ohtani, 27, amassed 46 home runs and made 23 starts for the Los Angeles Angels.

Corbin Burnes has been named the National League Cy Young, edging out finalists Zach Wheeler and Max Scherzer.

Burnes narrowly beat out Wheeler for the award, earning 151 points to Wheeler's 141. Both received 12 first-place votes from members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

The 10-point margin of victory is the closest in the NL and tied for the fourth overall since the ballot expanded from three to five pitchers in 2010.

The 27-year-old finished 2021 with an MLB-low 2.43 ERA, a 0.94 WHIP and 234 strikeouts in 167 innings pitched across 28 games for the Milwaukee Brewers.

The American League Cy Young winner for the 2021 season is Robbie Ray.

Ray went 13-7 with a 2.84 ERA (1.04 WHIP) in 193.1 innings pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays.

He is now a free agent.

Gabe Kapler has been named the National League Manager of the Year.

Kapler guided the San Francisco Giants to a franchise-record 107 wins this past season.

He received 28 of 30 first-place votes and joined Dusty Baker, a three-time winner, as the only men in Giants history to receive the award.

Kevin Cash has been named the American League's top manager for the second year in a row.

Cash has led the Tampa Bay Rays to consecutive division titles.

He is just the second man to win the award in back-to-back years. Bobby Cox won the honor while with the Atlanta Braves in 2004 and 2005.

"That's wrong -- I shouldn't be," Cash said of being mentioned in the same sentence as Cox. "But saying that, it's incredibly humbling. When you think about grace in our game, Bobby Cox is right there, certainly as a manager, and then certainly at the top with the impact he had on people. To be able to share something really, really small with him is pretty special."

Cash received 19 of 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

Randy Arozarena and Jonathan India have been named the American League and National League Rookies of the Year, respectively.

Arozarena, 26, is the fourth Rays player to win Rookie of the Year and the first since outfielder Wil Myers in 2013.

He received 22 first-place votes and 124 voting points. Astros right-hander Luis Garcia finished second with two first-place votes and 63 points, and Arozarena’s Rays teammate, shortstop Wander Franco, finished third with two first-place votes and 30 points.

India, 24, is the eighth winner for the Reds and the first since right-hander Scott Williamson in 1999.

India received a first-place vote on 29 of 30 ballots, with Marlins left-hander Trevor Rogers finishing second and Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson placing third.

Giants manager Gabe Kapler has been rewarded with a new contract after a record-setting season during which San Francisco won a franchise-best 107 games and the NL West.

The extension announced Friday runs through the 2024 season. The 46-year-old Kapler has just completed his second season as manager.