Chris Sale, Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani highlight All-MLB 2024 awardees

Atlanta Braves left-hander Chris Sale and Chicago White Sox guard Garrett Crochet were named Major League Baseball’s Comeback Players of the Year on Thursday.

Cleveland Guardians right-hander Emmanuel Clase won his second American League Reliever of the Year award, while St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Ryan Helsley earned National League honors.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is inducted into the Hall of Fame as the only player to win the Outstanding Designated Hitter Award four years in a row, joining current FOX Sports MLB analyst David Ortiz.

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Ohtani and the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge received the Hank Aaron Award for the league’s outstanding offensive performance.

Major League Baseball made the announcement at the All-MLB Awards Show.

Sale, 35, is 18-3 with a 2.38 ERA and 225 strikeouts in 177 2/3 innings, becoming the first pitcher in the National League since Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2011 to lead three pitchers. achieved the crown. This is his eighth time being selected as an All-Star, and his first since then. 2018.

Sale helped the Boston Red Sox win the World Series in 2018, but he only started 56 games from 2020 to 2023, posting a 17-18 record with a 4.86 ERA and 400 strikeouts in 298 1/3 innings. He had a record of strikeouts and 79 walks. He was acquired by Boston from the Chicago White Sox in December 2016 and was placed on the disabled or injured list nine times with the Red Sox, mostly due to shoulder and elbow issues. He underwent Tommy John surgery on March 30, 2020, and returned to the Major League mound on August 14, 2021.

Sale suffered a broken rib while pitching in batting practice in February 2022 during a management lockout. On July 17, his second start since his return, he received a line drive from the bat of Aaron Hicks, who was then of the Yankees, and broke his left little finger. Sale then broke his right wrist while riding his bicycle on his way to lunch on August 6, ending his season for the year.

Crochet, 25, started 32 games for the White Sox, going 6-12 with a 3.58 ERA and losing 121 games, a record since 1900, and earning his first All-Star selection. He had 209 strikeouts and 33 walks in 146 innings.

He underwent Tommy John surgery on April 5, 2022, and returned to the major leagues on May 18, 2023. Crochet posted a 3.55 ERA in 13 relief appearances in 2023 and joined the rotation this year.

Sale and Crochet were voted on by MLB.com’s beat writers.

Crace and Helsley were unanimously selected by a committee that included Hall of Famers Trevor Hoffman, Mariano Rivera, Dennis Eckersley and Rollie Fingers, as well as John Franco and Billy Wagner. The AL honor is named after Rivera, and the National League honor is named after Hoffman.

A three-time All-Star, Clase went 4-2 with a 0.61 ERA, 66 strikeouts and 10 walks in 74 1/3 innings, holding batters to a .154 batting average. The 26-year-old made 47 of 50 save opportunities, including the last 47 saves.

Voting was based on the regular season. Clase went 0-2 in the playoffs with a 9.00 ERA and allowed three home runs, one more than his regular season total.

Helsley, a two-time All-Star, went 7-4 with a 2.04 ERA and 49 saves in 53 chances. He pitched 66 1/3 innings, with 79 strikeouts and 23 walks.

Ohtani became the first player to hit at least 50 home runs and steal at least 50 bases in a season. Ohtani, a two-way star who was limited to hitting after elbow surgery, led the National League with a batting average of .310, 54 home runs, and 130 RBIs, and stole 59 bases.

Ortiz won the DH award five consecutive years from 2003 to 2007.

The DH Award, named after Edgar Martinez, is voted on by Team Beat’s writers, broadcasters and public relations department. MLB.com writers determined the Aaron Award finalists, who were chosen through a combination of fan voting and selections by a panel of Hall of Famers and former award recipients.

Judge led the major leagues with 58 home runs, 144 RBIs, and a batting average of .322.

Associated Press reported.

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