This was the twenty-seventh year giving out this prestigious award for the best offensive player in each league. The Mariners were trying to have their first player engraved on the trophy. This year, it was Nelson Cruz who had the chance to bring some hardware back to Seattle, but in the end, he didn’t receive enough votes.
Cruz’s Year Broken Down
Cruz was beaten by baseball’s most recent retiree, David Ortiz. And that’s fair. Ortiz lead all of baseball with an OPS (On-Base + Slugging Percentage) of 1.021 and also lead in slugging percentage, boasting and outrageous figure of .