Scoreboards

The Major League Baseball season is almost half way through, and the race for the MVP award has already started. It is not a given that the MVP award winner has to be from a successful team, because it is purely an individual award which recognizes a player’s outstanding and performance throughout the season. In this baseball scoreboards feature, I have selected the players who have stood out so far, no matter who they play for. These are the ones whom, in my view, have the best chance of winning the MVP award this year!

5. Mark Teixeira
Mark Teixeira was regarded as one of the slowest starters in the game, however things have changed. He is having an incredible season, is leading in home runs and the baseball scoreboards show that he is on his way to scoring 50 home runs for the first time ever in his career. Teixeira has a history of producing exhilarating performances in the second half of the season, and if this happens this season then he will surely be a strong contender for the MVP.

Major League Baseball capped off an exhilarating season of surprises that included unexpected teams reaching the World Series, with new names for the major awards in 2008. The American League MVP, Cy Young Award, National Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year 2008 were all first-time winners.

The National League of Major League Baseball not only crowned the World Series champion in 2008, it always rewarded some familiar faces in its postseason awards. Both the the National League MVP and the Manager of the Year 2008 have already won those titles at least once. The Cy Young Award, and, of course, the National Rookie of the Year went to newcomers.