Mookie Betts didn’t settle for second place very often in 2018. He won the AL MVP, a Silver Slugger, a Gold Glove, and led the Boston Red Sox to a World Series championship. It was the Year of Mookie, at least in the baseball world. When we expand our review to all athletes, there’s one who had a better year than Betts. At least according to the Associated Press.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has been named AP Male Athlete of the Year. He received 76 points in the balloting system used by the Associated Press.