Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant was voted the 2016 National League MVP, selected ahead of Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager and Washington Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy.
Bryant received 29 of 30 first-place votes. He joins Cal Ripken Jr. (1982, 1983), Ryan Howard (2005, 2006) and Dustin Pedroia (2007, 2008) as the lone players in MLB history to win Rookie of the year and MVP in consecutive seasons.
Bryant hit .292/.385/.554 with 35 doubles, 39 home runs, 102 RBI, 121 runs scored and a 149 OPS+ for a Cubs team that led the Majors with 103 wins and won their first World Series since 1908.