DJ LeMahieu #26 of the New York Yankees looks on during the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium on September 02, 2020 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Yankees star DJ LeMahieu finished third in the MVP voting in 2020.
Ah, yes, Mike Trout’s WAR will live on in infamy as the defining resume builder that has won him three MVPs (and four second-place finishes). But not for New York Yankees star DJ LeMahieu! Why would that matter when it came down to the MVP voting?