theScore MLB awards: We hand out our hardware

Eight of theScore's editors cast their votes for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, and Manager of the Year ahead of the BBWAA's awards rollout beginning Monday. Ballots include the top five players/managers for each honor, with 14 points given for a first-place vote, nine points for a second-place vote, eight points for a third-place vote, and so on.

Raleigh takes home our AL MVP after his historic season in what was our closest race for a major award. The Mariners catcher finished with an MLB-leading 60 home runs and smashed several records at his position. Judge misses a shot at winning back-to-back MVPs, placing second despite topping MLB in all three slash line categories. Our voters appear to value Raleigh's overall body of work more.

Ohtani is our unanimous NL MVP, claiming his fourth career and third straight award. While the race for first wasn't close, three different players secured second-place votes.

Skubal is our back-to-back AL Cy Young winner, receiving all eight of our first-place votes. The left-hander is the 12th pitcher in MLB history to win the award in consecutive seasons. He was also our unanimous winner in 2024.

Skenes captures his first NL Cy Young in just his second season, becoming our unanimous winner after finishing fourth on last year's ballot. Sánchez's breakout campaign earned him all eight second-place votes, while World Series MVP Yamamoto rounded out the top three. It's the fifth time in six years that a first-time winner has won the NL Cy Young.

Kurtz made it an easy choice for our voters after an incredible season, hitting 36 home runs to go with a 1.002 OPS over 117 games. Wilson finished second, showing the A's have a bright future. Anthony likely had a shot at climbing higher had he not suffered a season-ending injury.

Baldwin grabs our NL Rookie of the Year in a tight race with three players receiving first-place votes. Although the Brewers didn't win the award, they had four players land in the top five on our ballots.

Schneider is our AL Manager of the Year for leading the Blue Jays to a surprise division title and the AL's top seed. Vogt placed second after guiding the Guardians to the biggest divisional comeback in MLB history. Wilson rounds out the group, having helped the Mariners win their first AL West title since 2001. There was no shortage of compelling cases for managers this season.

Murphy is our NL Manager of the Year for a second consecutive season after his Brewers finished with the best record in the majors. Voting for second place was heavily mixed, as five managers received consideration.