Mookie Betts beats Mike Trout, Jose Ramirez to win American League MVP

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Mookie Betts couldn't draw up a dream season much more perfect than this: a batting title, a 30/30 campaign, a World Series championship and now the American League MVP award.

The understated Boston Red Sox star hit .346 with 32 home runs and 30 stolen bases. He won a Gold Glove in right field, led the majors in slugging percentage and the AL in extra-base hits, tied for the major league lead with 129 runs scored and outpointed the Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout and Cleveland Indians' Jose Ramirez to capture MVP honors.

"Yeah, it's been a pretty good 2018," Betts said on MLB Network.

The first MVP from the Red Sox since Dustin Pedroia in 2008, Betts tore out of the gate, a big reason the Red Sox jumped out to a 17-2 start. Through May 26, he was hitting .359 with 17 home runs and slugging .750, a stretch that included two three-homer games.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25288064/mookie-betts-beats-mike-trout-jose-ramirez-win-american-league-mvp

[redstateblues]

1. Nashville's own!

He is also a professional bowler-he has at least 3 certified 300 games!

[ProfessorGAC]

8. He Built 2 Lanes In His House

They showed a piece on him on the MLB Network. He had a 2 bowling lanes installed in his house so he could still bowl to his heart's content without leaving the house.

He's actually thrown more like 7 perfects, but only 3 of them under conditions that would be counted by USBC.

He also have 6 800+ series.

I've been bowling for 54 years (like 2x of how long he's been alive) and my numbers are ZERO perfect games and TWO 800+ series, and one of those was 801. (I have shot 290 3 times, in my defense.)

His hand-eye coordination is freakishly good.

[Achilleaze]

2. Moooooooookie !

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[JDC]

3. Rock solid player. Well deserved

[El Supremo]

4. What did our Mookie Wilson change his name to?

Yeah, I remember him.

[Ohiogal]

5. He deserves it!

[KPN]

6. Well deserved. Especially because when you actually

watch the way he behaved and carries himself, you just gotta love this guy. How could you not love Mookie?

[underpants]

7. From what I saw in the playoffs - well deserved

Clutch hitter with speed and a cannon of an arm

[ProfessorGAC]

9. When Watching. . .

. . . Sportscenter or MLB Net highlights, he was on there for one thing or another practically every day.

He's giving Trout a run for his money in the category of "best all around player".

[underpants]

10. He did have an advantage

East coast on a powerhouse team vs. west coast on a doormat.

[ProfessorGAC]

11. Yeah, I But That

They could pitch around Trout.

[underpants]

12. That actually makes his year that more impressive

I was wondering Who's pitching to this guy?

[ProfessorGAC]

13. The Macho Thing. . .

. . .has guys pitching to him when they really could pitch around him, nearly all the time.