The finalists for the four major awards chosen by the Baseball Writers' Association of America were announced on Monday, and you'll need to bust out your shocked face upon seeing which Seattle Mariner is officially in the running for American League MVP.
It's Cal Raleigh, obviously. He just had one of the greatest seasons ever by a catcher, a switch-hitter and a Mariner, notably setting a single-season record on all three fronts with 60 home runs. It's (probably) a once-in-a-lifetime achievement, and he arguably deserves MVP honors accordingly.
And yet, we've been over this.