Award season in Major League Baseball is quickly approaching, and the MLB Players Association announced finalists for eight different awards.
There are 10 total international nominees.
Player of the Year- Shohei Ohtani (Japan) of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Yordan Álvarez (Cuba) of the Houston Astros
Outstanding Player (AL)- Junior Caminero (Dominican Republic) of the Tampa Bay Rays and Yordan Álvarez (Cuba) of the Houston Astros
Outstanding Player (NL)- Shohei Ohtani (Japan) of the Los Angeles Dodgers
Outstanding Rookie (AL)- Munetaka Murakami (Japan) of the Chicago White Sox
Comeback Player (AL)- Yordan Álvarez (Cuba) of the Houston Astros
Comeback Player (NL)- Martin Pérez (Venezuela) of the Atlanta Braves and Sandy Alcantara (Dominican Republic) of the Miami Marlins
Marvin Miller Award- Pablo Lopez (Venezuela) of the Minnesota Twins
The Marvin Miller Award recognizes players whose leadership most inspires others to higher levels of achievement.
International talent in the game is more prevalent than ever, and the Players Choice Awards are recognizing some of the best international players in baseball with these nominations.