Though the Boston Red Sox didn’t have a great season from a team perspective, going 84-78 and missing the playoffs, the team did have a number of great individual seasons, and that was proven on Thursday in the revealing of the MVP voting.
Though Mike Trout won the award, the Red Sox have three players earn Top-15 finishes including Xander Bogaerts (5th), Mookie Betts (8th) and Rafael Devers (12th).
Red Sox' 2019 AL MVP Finishes:
5. Xander Bogaerts
8. Mookie Betts
12. Rafael Devers
T21. J.D. MartinezPrior to 2019, the last time the Sox had 3 players finish in the top 12 was 2011 (Ellsbury-2nd, Gonzalez-7th, Pedroia-9th).
— J.P. Long (@SoxNotes) November 15, 2019
Players to finish in the top 10 in MVP voting in each of the last 4 years (2016-19):
Mike Trout (1st, 4th, 2nd, 1st)
Mookie Betts (2nd, 6th, 1st, 8th)
Nolan Arenado (5th, 4th, 3rd, 6th)— J.P. Long (@SoxNotes) November 15, 2019
Bogaerts had a remarkable year, hitting .309 with 33 homers and 117 RBI while Betts hit .295 with 29 homers and 80 RBI and Devers hit .311 with 32 homers and 115 RBI. He also led the league in doubles with 54.
