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IBWAA MVP Vote

IBWAA SELECTS TROUT, BRYANT IN MVP VOTE
 
Los Angeles – The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announced the winners in its Most Valuable Player category Thursday, with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's Mike Trout winning the group's American League award, and Kris Bryant, of the Chicago Cubs, being selected in the National League.
 
Trout received 109 first-place votes (61.93%) and 1981 points while being named on 171 of 176 ballots (96.61%). Others receiving first-place votes include Mookie Betts (42), Jose Altuve (11), David Ortiz (10) and Josh Donaldson (2).
 
Bryant received 145 first-place votes (81.92%) and 2293 points while being named on 176 of 177 (99.44%) ballots. Others receiving first-place votes include Daniel Murphy (14), Nolan Arenado (10), Anthony Rizzo (4) and Corey Seager (3).
 
Election results are as follows:
 
AL MVP
 
1st Place:                  Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 1981 points
2nd Place:                 Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox – 1686 
3rd Place:                  Jose Altuve, Houston Astros – 1350
4th Place:                 Josh Donaldson, Toronto Blue Jays – 1027
5th Place:                  Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles – 768 
6th Place:                  David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox – 733 
7th Place:                  Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners – 481  
8th Place:                  Adrian Beltre, Texas Rangers – 447 
9th Place:                 Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers – 327 
10th Place:                Brian Dozier, Minnesota Twins – 260 
 
NL MVP
 
1st Place:                  Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs – 2293 points
2nd Place:                 Daniel Murphy, Washington Nationals – 1269 
3rd Place:                  Corey Seager, Los Angeles Dodgers – 1258 
4th Place:                  Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies – 1106
5th Place:                  Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs – 1079 
6th Place:                  Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves – 776 
7th Place:                  Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds – 536 
8th Place:                  Yoenis Cespedes, New York Mets – 249 
9th Place:                  Justin Turner, Los Angeles Dodgers – 215
10th Place:                Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks – 214 
 
Ballot tabulations by Brian Wittig & Associates, using the Borda Method.
 
The IBWAA was established July 4, 2009 to organize and promote the growing online baseball media, and to serve as a digital alternative to the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). Voting for full season awards takes place in September of each year, with selections being announced in November. The IBWAA also holds a Hall of Fame election in December of each year, with results being announced the following January.
 
Among approximately 460 others, IBWAA members include Jim Bowden, Jim Caple, Schoenfield and Mark A. Simon ofESPN.com; Tim Brown, Yahoo! Sports; Craig Calcaterra, NBC Sports Hardball Talk; Bill Chuck, GammonsDaily.com; Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Jon Heyman, Today's Knuckleball; Danny Knobler, Bleacher Report; Kevin Kennedy; Kostya Kennedy, Sports Illustrated; Will Leitch, Sports on Earth; Bruce Markusen, Hardball Times; Ross Newhan; Dayn Perry and Matt Snyder, CBSSports.com; Tom Hoffarth and J.P. Hoornstra Los Angeles Daily News; Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times; Tracy Ringolsby, MLB.com; Ken Rosenthal, FoxSports.com; Eno Sarris, FanGraphs; Jesse Spector, Sporting News, and Bill Arnold.
 
Association membership is open to any and all Internet baseball writers, with a lifetime fee of $75. Discounts for groups and scholarships are available. Members must be 18 years of age to apply.
 
Reminder: The IBWAA is distinct from the BBWAA, which will announce the official MVP winners on the MLB Network at 3:00 p.m. PT today.
 
For more information please visit www.ibwaa.com.

Contact:
 
Howard Cole
Founding Director, IBWAA
baseballsavvy@aol.com

-- Joe Boesch

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