The Atlanta Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. and new L.A. Dodger Shohei Ohtani won the 2023 Hank Aaron Awards on Saturday, presented by Major League Baseball to the most outstanding offensive performer in each league.
The MLB award is picked by fan balloting combined with votes from a panel of Hall of Famers and former winners, a group that this year included former Atlanta Braves Chipper Jones and John Smoltz plus Johnny Bench, Craig Biggio, Ken Griffey Jr., Derek Jeter, Pedro Martínez, Eddie Murray, Albert Pujols, David Ortiz and Robin Yount.
Acuña and Ohtani also won Most Valuable Awards last month in voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Ohtani was the first two-time unanimous MVP.
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