“This award really means a lot to me and is humbling because it comes from my fellow players," Abreu said in an Oct. 15 statement. "I never think about awards and my goal is always to do the best I can to help my teammates and the Chicago White Sox, and of course to make my mom and family proud.
Abreu, 33, joined Hall of Famers Frank Thomas (1993) and Early Wynn (1959) as the only Sox to be named MLB Player of the Year by Sporting News. He followed Thomas (1993-94) and Jermaine Dye (2006) as the Sox players to win the AL Players Choice Award.