For most of his MLB career, Freddie Freeman has been in the MVP conversation. This year, he is the conversation.
On Thursday, the Atlanta Braves first baseman was officially named the Most Valuable Player in the National League. He’s the fourth Braves player to win the award since the franchise moved to Atlanta, joining Dale Murphy (1982, 1983) Terry Pendleton (1991) and Chipper Jones (1999). He's the first NL first baseman to win it since Joey Votto in 2010.
Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu won the award in the American League.
Freeman received 28 of 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers Association of America.