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Daniel Vogelbach, Marco Gonzales and Tom Murphy take home local BBWAA awards

As part of the annual Mariners’ fan appreciation night, the Seattle chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America handed out its annual awards for the team.

  • Most Valuable Player: Daniel Vogelbach
  • Most Valuable Pitcher: Marco Gonzales
  • Unsung Hero: Tom Murphy

Vogelbach edged out catcher Omar Narvaez and third baseman Kyle Seager in the votes submitted by local members of the BBWAA. The slugging designated hitter has a .208/.342/.443 slash line with 17 doubles, 30 homers, 76 RBI in 142 games. Much of his production came in the first half of the season where he had a .