Shouts of “M-V-P!” rose above the splatters of champagne and beer late into Saturday night in the Rockies clubhouse. At the center of the bouncing pack of players, his head bowed and his hair dripping with booze, was Charlie Blackmon.
On a team that includes two National League most valuable player candidates, including all-star Gold Glove third baseman Nolan Arenado, Blackmon rose to be the players’ choice. On Sunday, after his line drive single to right field in the third inning off Dodgers reliever Edward Paredes, Blackmon locked up the National League batting title.