Ronald Acuña Jr. was a unanimous winner of his first National League most valuable player award on Thursday after becoming the first big leaguer with 40 homers and 70 stolen bases in a season.
Angels two-way star Shohei Otani, now a free agent, won the American League honor, becoming the first two-time unanimous MVP. There have been 21 unanimous winners, and this year marked the first time two occurred in the same year.
Mookie Betts received all 30 second-place votes and 270 points, followed by Dodgers teammate Freddie Freeman with 227 points. Betts earned the 2018 AL MVP award with Boston and Freeman was the 2020 NL MVP with the Braves.
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