Madison Bumgarner has been named The Associated Press 2014 Male Athlete of the Year.

Clayton Kershaw finished second and Derek Jeter third as baseball dominated the voting.

Bumgarner, who was named the National League Championship Series and World Series MVP, racked up a postseason ERA of 1.03 in 52 2/3 innings in helping the San Francisco Giants win their third World Series championship in the past five seasons.