Mookie Betts, Christian Yelich Capture MVP Awards

Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts and Brewers slugger Christian Yelich were named the AL and NL MVP Award winners, respectively, on Thursday.

Betts, 26, notched his first MVP award with 28 first-place votes over the Angels' Mike Trout and Boston teammate J.D. Martinez, who each earned one.

After finishing second in the AL MVP race to Trout two years ago, Betts cemented his status as the top candidate this time around by winning the batting title with a .346 average. The Red Sox right fielder was the team's first batting title winner since Bill Mueller in 2003. In doing so, Betts also became the first batting champion in MLB history to record a 30-30 season (32 homers and 30 steals). He also had…