Whicker: Presenting baseball’s best (and worst) of 2019

Presenting the Abners, for distinguished achievement with arm, glove or bat. In honor of the 2019 season we’ll have a 90-second replay after each announcement:
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Alex Bregman was the clutch-hitting, pitch-stealing, position-adjusting soul of the Astros. Anthony Rendon’s sensational year with runners in scoring position pulled the Nationals from the abyss. Christian Yelich? He was fabulous, but you can’t be MVP when your team gets hot without you.
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