After finishing second in the National League MVP race, Cincinnati Reds first baseman won the Lou Marsh Trophy. The last time that Votto won was his MVP season of 2010. He is the first two time winner from baseball.
The only other pair of baseball players to win are Larry Walker of the Colorado Rockies and Ferguson Jenkins of the Chicago Cubs. Walker is up for election to Cooperstown this year. Jenkins entered Cooperstown in 1991.
The Lou Marsh Trophy traditionally toggles back and forth between Olympians and hockey players. That the baseball trio broke through is impressive.