Yelich earns NL MVP over Arenado, Baez
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich was named the 2018 National League MVP on Thursday, beating out finalists Javier Baez and Nolan Arenado.
Yelich received 29 of 30 first-place votes.
"If I knew that was going to happen I would have been a lot less nervous than I was," Yelich said, according to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy.
PLAYER | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | POINTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Christian Yelich | 29 | 1 | 0 | 415 |
Javier Baez | 0 | 19 | 4 | 250 |
Nolan Arenado | 0 | 3 | 8 | 203 |
This is the fourth time a Brewers player has been honored as MVP. Yelich joins Ryan Braun (2011) and Robin Yount (1982, 1989).
Yelich is the ninth player - and second in the NL - to be named MVP in his first season with a team after being traded, according to the BBWAA. He was acquired from the Miami Marlins in January 2018.
The 26-year-old won the NL batting title in 2018 after hitting .326/.402/.598 with 36 home runs, 34 doubles, and 110 RBIs.
New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom, who finished fifth in the voting, received the other first-place nod.