Washington third baseman Anthony Rendon and pitcher Max Scherzer were named finalists for the NL MVP and Cy Young awards, respectively, on Monday.
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced the finalists.
Rendon joined Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger and Milwaukee outfielder Christian Yelich as the top three finalists for NL MVP. Yelich won last year’s NL MVP award with 29 of 30 first-place votes.
Los Angeles Angels outfielder and three-time AL MVP Mike Trout, Houston third baseman Alex Bregman and Oakland shortstop Marcus Semien are finalists in the AL. Trout is seeking his third MVP after winning in 2014 and ‘16.