Nov. 05--First baseman Jose Abreu and left-hander Chris Sale of the Chicago White Sox were named finalists for awards from the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Abreu, 27, a Cuban native, batted .317 with 36 home runs and 107 RBIs to become one of three finalists for the American League Rookie of the Year award. Reliever Dellin Betances of the New York Yankees and pitcher Matt Shoemaker of the Los Angeles Angels are the other finalists for the award, which will be announced Monday night.
Sale, 25, was named a finalist for the AL Cy Young Award after posting a 12-4 record and 2.17 ERA with 208 strikeouts in 174 innings. Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners and Corey Kluber of the Cleveland Indians are the other finalists for the award, which will be announced Nov. 12.
The following are the other finalists for the following awards and the announcement of the winners:
National League Rookie of the Year (Monday)
Pitcher Jacob deGrom, New York Mets
Outfielder Billy Hamilton, Cincinnati
Second baseman Kolten Wong, St. Louis
AL Manager of the Year (Nov. 11)
Mike Scioscia, Angels
Buck Showalter, Baltimore
Ned Yost, Kansas City
NL Manager of the Year (Nov. 11)
Bruce Bochy, San Francisco
Clint Hurdle, Pittsburgh
Matt Williams, Washington
NL Cy Young (Nov. 12)
Johnny Cueto, Cincinnati
Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
Adam Wainwright, St. Louis
AL Most Valuable Player (Nov. 13)
Michael Brantley, Cleveland
Victor Martinez, Detroit
Mike Trout, LA Angels
NL Most Valuable Player (Nov. 13)
Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers
Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh
Giancarlo Stanton, Miami
Gold Glove update: In the Gold Glove Awards announced Tuesday night, White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez lost to J.J. Hardy of Baltimore, who won his third consecutive AL Gold Glove honor for exceptional defense.
White Sox center fielder Adam Eaton lost to Adam Jones of Baltimore.
