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Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuna Jr. Win Hank Aaron Awards

Dec 17, 2023 2:09 AM

Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuna Jr. won the 2023 Hank Aaron Awards on Saturday, presented by Major League Baseball to the most outstanding offensive performer in each league.

The MLB award is picked by fan balloting combined with votes from a panel of Hall of Famers and former winners, a group that this year included Johnny Bench, Craig Biggio, Ken Griffey Jr., Derek Jeter, Chipper Jones, Pedro Martínez, Eddie Murray, Albert Pujols, David Ortiz, John Smoltz and Robin Yount.

The pair also won Most Valuable Player awards last month in voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Ohtani was the first two-time unanimous MVP.

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Jim Leyland Selected To Baseball Hall Of Fame

Dec 4, 2023 12:44 AM

Jim Leyland, the longtime manager who guided the Florida Marlins to the 1997 World Series title, was selected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.

Leyland was named on 15 of 16 ballots in the selection process during a meeting of the Hall's contemporary baseball era committee, which examined the cases of managers, umpires and executives whose greatest contributions came after 1980.

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