Two of the World Series champion Texas Rangers are finalists for the American League Most Valuable Player award alongside Shohei Ohtani, and a pair of Los Angeles Dodgers will vie with Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr.
for the National League MVP, the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Monday in a show televised on MLB Network.
Ohtani, World Series MVP Corey Seager and Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien were the top three in AL MVP voting by the BBWAA, which receives ballots for two writers in each of the 15 cities in each league that are submitted at the end of the regular season.
Acuna will face his former teammate, Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, and Freeman's current teammate, outfielder/infielder Mookie Betts.