ie Betts had been awarded the American League MVP David Wright Jersey , and Christian Yelich for the National League.Betts and Yelich both surely deserved to win these respective awards. They both carried their teams throughout the majority of this past season. It is also the first time either of them have even been nominated for this award.The voting race for both awards didn't end up being as close as people previously thought it was going to be. Both Betts and Yelich finished with an overwhelming amount of first-place votes. Betts finished with 28 first-place votes, while the second place winner, Mike Trout, only received one first-place vote.advertisingThe @RedSox slugger received 28-of-30 first-place votes for AL #MVP! pic.twitter.com/Vfp9l9XpOa— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) November 15, 2018This was a career year for Betts, as he had career highs in home runs(32), stolen bases(30), batting average(.346) and OPS(1.078). Betts also led the American League in three offensive categories.Betts led the AL in runs http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-tebow-jersey , batting average and slugging percentage. He also finished second behind Trout in OBP and OPS. For saying he only played in 136 games, Betts made every at-bat count.Betts was a big reason as to why the Red Sox went to the postseason for the second straight season, and to why they won the World Series. Every time the team seemed to need a spark, Betts was the usual suspect to create that offensive spark.advertisingEither with hitting three home runs in one game, or stealing both second and third base in the same at-bat he just found a way to spark his team.One Jacob deGrom vote away from unanimous for @ChristianYelich! #MVP pic.twitter.com/CGHKjSj0JH— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) November 15, 2018Yelich also won by a landslide of first-place votes to win the NL MVP. Just like Betts, Yelich carried the Brewers to the postseason. Up until September, it looked like a guarantee that Javier Baez would win this award.Once the calendar turned to September Mookie Wilson Jersey , Yelich turned his game up to another level. Yelich produced ten home runs and 34 RBIs in the month of September. He also led the NL in batting average(.326), slugging percentage(.598) and OPS(1.000) this past season.advertisingYelich took the league by storm to earn his first ever MVP award. Regardless of how ineffective he was in the postseason, he guided his team back to the postseason which rewarded him in earning the MVP award.Both Betts and Yelich definitely worked hard enough this past season to earn the MVP awards by such a large margin. Which makes it very possible for both of them to be in the running for these awards again next season.With the way both Betts and Yelich performed this past season, if they can replicate similar performances next season they will make their respective teams so much more dangerous to face.However, it will be especially tough for Betts to win the MVP again next season. This is because he plays in the same league as Trout, and in six of the last seven seasons, he has either finished first or second in the voting. Hello, Chase Field. It’s been a while..."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Diamondbacks Farm TeamsGameday ThreadsDiamondbacks NewsDiamondbacks Game ReportsFang FoodGameday ThreadsDiamondbacks Game DaysSpring Training Gameday Thread http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-tebow-jersey , #32: 3/25 vs. White SoxNew,247commentsHello, Chase Field. It’s been a while...EDTShareTweetShareShareSpring Training Gameday Thread, #32: 3/25 vs. White SoxJoe Camporeale-USA TODAY SportsTonight will be the first time the team gets to play on the new artificial turf installed at Chase Field over the winter. It’ll be interesting to see how that goes. Jack is at the game, and at the risk of slightly stealing his thunder, mentioned that the “splashing” he wrote about at Salt River seems to be happening on the field at Chase as well. Something to keep an eye on tonight. Or at least, listen out for, since this game is on the radio Gary Carter Jersey , ESPN Phoenix 620 AM. Again, interesting to see how close this line-up will be compared to the one we see on Opening - now less than 72 hours away - in Los Angeles. Probably hard to be sure, with tonight;s White Sox starter, Erwin Santana, being a right-hander. We’ll be facing a southpaw in Hyun-Jin Ryu on Thursday, which might make a difference: especially at 1B, we could well see Christian Walker or Wilmer Flores start instead of Jake Lamb.