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2019 AL MVP Finalists: Who was the best player in the AL?

By Jason Evans

CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 08: Alex Bregman #2 of the Houston Astros talks with Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim during the T-Mobile Home Run Derby during the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Progressive Field on July 8, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 08: Alex Bregman #2 of the Houston Astros talks with Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim during the T-Mobile Home Run Derby during the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Progressive Field on July 8, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /
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Who wins the AL MVP?

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout

2019 stats: 134 games .291/.438/.645 45 homers 104 RBI 7.1 WAR

Ho-hum. Another year, another year that Mike Trout is a contender for American League MVP. Trout is on a historic pace for being just 28 years old. The only thing that seems to be a bit concerning is that he’s starting to become less durable, as he has played in less than 140 games in two of the past three seasons.

Even with an abbreviated campaign in 2019, Trout still put up numbers worthy of American League MVP consideration.

Trout was second in homers with 45, tied for sixth in runs with 110, ninth in RBI with 104, first in OBP at .438 and slugging at .645. His 180 WRC+ was also first in the American League and he led the American League in WAR at 8.6.

Trout missed quite a bit of time at the end of the season, which may hurt him, but there’s no question that he is the best all-around player in the game. The question is did he do enough to earn another American League MVP? Let’s take a look at the other two finalists, who are both from the same division that Trout plays in.

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