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Mookie Betts, Jacob deGrom in the mix for historic NL awards

By JAY COHEN the Cubs' David Ross are
AP Sports Writer the finalists for NL Manag-
Los Angeles Dodgers out- er of the Year. Tingler and
fielder Mookie Betts could Ross just completed their
become the second play- first seasons as big league
er to win the MVP award skippers.
in each league, and New Mattingly guided the Mar-
York Mets ace Jacob de- lins to their first playoff ap-
Grom is in the running for pearance since 2003 de-
his third consecutive NL Cy spite dealing with a COV-
Young Award. ID-19 outbreak that paused
The competition, of course, their season and ravaged
is tough. the roster. Miami also lost
Betts, Freddie Freeman 105 games last year.
and Manny Machado are "Coming into this season,
the top finishers for NL MVP there was a lot of people
in balloting by the Base- in our clubhouse and with-
ball Writers' Association of in our group that believed
America. DeGrom, Trevor that we were going to have
Bauer and Yu Darvish are pretty good pitching," Mat-
the finalists in the NL Cy tingly said.
Young race. "With that, you can do a
The three highest vote-get- lot."
ters for each BBWAA award The finalists for AL Rookie
were revealed on Monday. In this Oct. 27, 2020, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts, right, hits a home run against of the Year are Houston
The winners will be an- the Tampa Bay Rays during the eighth inning in Game 6 of the baseball World Series in Arlington, Astros right-hander Cristian
nounced next week. Texas. Javier and center fielders
Betts, who won the 2018 Associated Press Kyle Lewis of the Seattle
AL MVP award with Bos- league lead in wins. innings, leading the majors LeMahieu, who hit a big Mariners and Luis Robert
ton, helped the Dodgers Balloting for the BBWAA in wins, ERA and strikeouts. league-best .364, and Bau- of the White Sox. Philadel-
win the World Series last awards was completed "My confidence continues er are free agents after star- phia Phillies infielder Alec
week for the first time since before the start of the post- to grow just from coming ring during the pandemic- Bohm, San Diego Padres
1988. Frank Robinson is the season. into the season or into the shortened season. second baseman Jake
only player to win the MVP Freeman batted .341 with league in 2018," Bieber said The top finishers in vot- Cronenworth and Milwau-
award in both leagues, 13 homers and 53 RBIs for on MLB Network. ing for AL Manager of the kee Brewers reliever Devin
accomplishing the feat in the NL East champion At- "Learning my stuff, figuring Year are Tampa Bay's Kev- Williams are the top finish-
1961 with Cincinnati and lanta Braves, and Macha- it out, continuing to sharp- in Cash, Toronto's Charlie ers for the NL rookie award.
1966 for Baltimore. do hit .304 with 16 homers en the breaking stuff and Montoyo and Rick Rent- The 25-year-old Lewis hit
DeGrom could join Randy and 47 RBIs for the San Di- trying to add velocity as eria, who was let go by the .262 with 11 homers and 28
Johnson and Greg Maddux ego Padres. much as I can from year to White Sox after the team RBIs in 58 games. He said
as the only pitchers to win Bieber joined Minnesota year has been the big thing made the playoffs for the playing 18 games with Se-
at least three consecutive Twins right-hander Kenta for me." first time since 2008. attle in September 2019
Cy Young Awards. But Bau- Maeda and Toronto Blue Chicago White Sox first Cash was roundly criticized helped him out a lot this
er had an NL-best 1.73 ERA Jays left-hander Hyun Jin baseman José Abreu, for pulling ace left-hander year.
in 11 starts for Cincinnati, Ryu as finalists for the AL Cleveland Indians infielder Blake Snell in the sixth inning "It helped me a ton just as
and Darvish went 8-3 with Cy Young Award. Bieber is José Ramírez and New York of the decisive Game 6 of far as nerves, as far as the
a 2.01 ERA in 12 starts for the heavy favorite after the Yankees leadoff man DJ the World Series against the ability to slow the game
the Chicago Cubs, match- 25-year-old right-hander LeMahieu are the top three champion Dodgers. down," Lewis said. "Coming
ing Cleveland Indians ace went 8-1 with a 1.63 ERA finishers in voting for the AL Miami's Don Mattingly, San up last year everything was
Shane Bieber for the major and 122 strikeouts in 77 1/3 MVP award. Diego's Jayce Tingler and happening so fast."q

Primoz Roglic wins Vuelta time trial to retake overall lead

DUMBRÍA, Spain (AP) — De- the time trial, is third overall, Galician terrain.The three-
fending champion Primoz 47 seconds behind Roglic. week race, being held
Roglic won the individual After a rest day on Mon- amid tight health restric-
time trial at the Spanish day, riders faced a mostly tions because of the coro-
Vuelta on Tuesday to re- flat seashore route before navirus pandemic, finishes
take the overall lead from having to change bikes for on Sunday in Madrid.q
Richard Carapaz. a final climb of nearly 1.8 ki-
Roglic finished the 33.7-ki- lometers (1.1 miles).
lometer (20.9-mile) 13th "It was up and down the
stage in 46 minutes, 39 sec- whole day," Barta said. "I
onds, crossing the line one tried to overpace the lit-
second ahead of Ameri- tle climbs, recover on the
can rival William Barta. downhills and save a little
Carapaz finished seventh, bit for the end because it's
Jumbo's Primoz Roglic crosses in front Ineo's team bus while
waving to fans before starting the eighth stage of La Vuelta 49 seconds off the pace. a really hard climb."
between Logrono and Alto de Moncalvillo, in Logrono, northern He fell 39 seconds behind On Wednesday, riders face
Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. Roglic in the overall stand- a 204-kilometer (126-mile)
Associated Press ings. Hugh Carthy, fourth in 14th stage through the hilly