{"id":480,"date":"2019-11-14T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/47.88.55.211:8008\/?p=480"},"modified":"2023-07-27T06:33:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T06:33:33","slug":"dodgers-cody-bellinger-wins-mvp-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uspnj.org\/?p=480","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers\u2019 Cody Bellinger wins MVP award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NOVEMBER 14, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dodgers\u2019 outfielder Cody Bellinger was named the National League MVP two years after he won the Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bellinger is the 18th<\/sup> former NL Rookie of the Year winner (2017) to go on to win an MVP Award, most recently Kris Bryant (Rookie of the Year in 2015, MVP in 2016). There have been nine American League Rookie of the Year winners who also were MVPs, including Fred Lynn in 1975 and Ichiro Suzuki in 2001, the only players to win both awards in the same season.  Included in those lists are two players who won the awards in alternate leagues: Frank Robinson (NL Rookie of the Year in 1956, AL MVP in 1966) and Dick Allen (NL Rookie of the Year in 1964, AL MVP in 1972).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year marks the 13th<\/sup> time a Dodgers player has been honored. The others: Roy Campanella three times (1951, 1953, 1955), Dolph Camilli in 1941, Jackie Robinson in 1949, Don Newcombe in 1956, Maury Wills in 1962, Sandy Koufax in 1963, Steve Garvey in 1974, Kirk Gibson in 1988 and Clayton Kershaw in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This election marked the ninth time in NL MVP voting that the previous year\u2019s winner finished as the runner-up. Christian Yelich, who won this award last year, joins a list that features Albert Pujols, who had it happen twice, in 2006 and 2010, as well as Chuck Klein in 1933, Dizzy Dean in 1935, Stan Musial in 1949, Barry Bonds in 1991, Terry Pendleton in 1992 and Ryan Braun in 2012. There have been eight such cases in the AL: Jimmie Foxx in 1939, Hal Newhouser in 1946, Ted Williams in 1947, Joe DiMaggio in 1948, Yogi Berra in 1956, Don Mattingly in 1986, Jason Giambi in 2001 and Mike Trout in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bellinger\u2019s election increases to 13 the amount of times a right fielder has won the NL award. The others were the Cardinals\u2019 Stan Musial in 1943 and \u201948, the Phillies\u2019 Chuck Klein in 1932, the Braves\u2019 Henry Aaron in 1957, the Reds\u2019 Frank Robinson in 1961, the Pirates\u2019 Roberto Clemente in 1966, the Pirates\u2019 Dave Parker in 1978, the Cubs\u2019 Andre Dawson in 1987, the Rockies\u2019 Larry Walker in 1997, the Cubs\u2019 Sammy Sosa in 1998, the Nationals\u2019 Bryce Harper in 2015 and the Marlins\u2019 Giancarlo Stanton in 2017. A right fielder has won in the AL 11 times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bellinger, Yelich, Anthony Rendon, Ketel Marte and Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. were listed on every ballot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ballots, submitted before the start of the postseason,\u00a0were cast by two writers in each league city<\/a><\/strong>. They are tabulated on a system that rewards 14 points for first place, nine for second, eight for third on down to one for 10th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2019 NL MVP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Player, Team<\/th>1st<\/th>2nd<\/th>3rd<\/th>4th<\/th>5th<\/th>6th<\/th>7th<\/th>8th<\/th>9th<\/th>10th<\/th>Points<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Cody Bellinger, Dodgers<\/td>19<\/td>10<\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>362<\/td><\/tr>
Christian Yelich, Brewers<\/td>10<\/td>18<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>317<\/td><\/tr>
Anthony Rendon, Nationals<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>24<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>242<\/td><\/tr>
Ketel Marte, Diamondbacks<\/td><\/td><\/td>3<\/td>18<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>198<\/td><\/tr>
Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr., Braves<\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td>5<\/td>7<\/td>9<\/td>5<\/td><\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>155<\/td><\/tr>
Nolan Arenado, Rockies<\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>6<\/td>4<\/td>9<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>120<\/td><\/tr>
Pete Alonso, Mets<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>2<\/td>5<\/td>6<\/td>11<\/td>3<\/td>2<\/td>102<\/td><\/tr>
Freddie Freeman, Braves<\/td><\/td>1<\/td><\/td>2<\/td>5<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>90<\/td><\/tr>
Juan Soto, Nationals<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td><\/td>6<\/td>9<\/td>4<\/td>45<\/td><\/tr>
Jacob deGrom, Mets<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>4<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>2<\/td>44<\/td><\/tr>
Josh Donaldson, Braves<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>27<\/td><\/tr>
Trevor Story, Rockies<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>26<\/td><\/tr>
Jack Flaherty, Cardinals<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td><\/td>2<\/td>9<\/td><\/tr>
J.T. Realmuto, Phillies<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>2<\/td><\/td>2<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
Yasmani Grandal, Brewers<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>2<\/td><\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
Max Muncy, Dodgers<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td><\/td>1<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
Stephen Strasburg, Nationals<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td><\/td>1<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
Eugenio Suarez, Reds<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
Hyun-Jin Ryu, Dodgers<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Paul Goldschmidt, Cardinals<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td><\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Kolten Wong, Cardinals<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Kevin Pillar, Giants<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Max Scherzer, Nationals<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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