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He was named MVP of the 2018 MLB All-Star Game and led the American League in doubles in 2018. In 2019 he was again an All Star, led the AL in walks and WAR, and received the 2019 American League Silver Slugger Award at third base. In 2022, he won his second World Series. As of 2024, he is the all-time leader in multiple postseason records for ...
Strasburg was selected by Washington with the first overall pick in the 2009 MLB draft. He was a three-time All-Star. A talented but unpolished high school baseball player at West Hills High School, Strasburg played college baseball for the San Diego State Aztecs. [3] [4] There, he became one of the best collegiate pitchers in the country.
He was the sixth player in MLB history to hit a grand slam in his first MLB game, and the first shortstop to hit a grand slam in an MLB postseason game. He is a three-time All-Star (2015, 2018, and 2021), four-time Gold Glove Award winner (2015–2017, and 2021), two-time Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award winner (2012 and 2016), and won ...
At the All-Star break, Verlander had a 9–5 record and a 2.58 ERA in 18 games, and was leading the AL in innings pitched (132 + 2 ⁄ 3), strikeouts (128) and complete games (five). In a forgettable All-Star game, he pitched one inning and gave up five runs. Verlander finished the 2012 regular season with a 17–8 record.
Baseball America College Player of the Year Award (2013) [129] Baseball America Major League Rookie of the Year (2015) [59] Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year (2014) [130] Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year (2013) [17] 2× College Baseball All-America Team (2012, 2013) Dick Howser Trophy [15] Esurance MLB Award for Best Rookie ...
Harper was the top overall vote-getter for the National League to start in the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and received the most votes of any one player overall. [88] As the starting right fielder for the National League All-Stars, he went 1-for-1 with a walk and made a diving catch to rob American League catcher Salvador Pérez of ...
The All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award is presented annually to the most outstanding player of each season's All-Star Game. Presented each year beginning in 1962 (two games were held in 1962 and an award was presented for each game), the MVP award was originally called the Arch Ward Memorial Award , after the man who came up with the ...
Betts was elected by the fans as a National League starter in the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. [125] On August 7, 2023, Betts hit his fifth career grand slam home run as a lead-off batter, tying a Major League record. [126] Betts played in 107 games in the outfield, 70 games at second base and 16 games at shortstop. [2]