Major League Baseball announced the top three finalists for its remaining major 2015 awards Tuesday.
One of the surprises was Kansas City Royals outfielder Lorenzo Cain, who batted .307 with 16 home runs and 72 RBIs. He also stole 28 bases and owned an .838 OPS en route to the best record in the American League.
Here are the finalists for each award.
American League Rookie of the Year
Carlos Correa, shortstop, Houston Astros
Francisco Lindor, shortstop, Cleveland Indians
Miguel Sano, DH/third base, Minnesota Twins
National League Rookie of the Year
Kris Bryant, third base, Chicago Cubs
Jung Ho Kang, third base/shortstop, Pittsburgh Pirates
Matt Duffy, third base, San Francisco Giants
AL Manager of the Year
Jeff Bannister, Texas Rangers
A.J. Hinch, Houston Astros
Paul Molitor, Minnesota Twins
NL Manager of the Year
Joe Maddon, Chicago Cubs
Mike Matheny, St. Louis Cardinals
Terry Collins, New York Mets
AL Cy Young Award
Dallas Keuchel, Houston Astros
David Price, Toronto Blue Jays/Detroit Tigers
Sonny Gray, Oakland Athletics
NL Cy Young Award
Jake Arrieta, Chicago Cubs
Zack Greinke, Los Angeles Dodgers
Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
AL Most Valuable Player
Josh Donaldson, third base, Toronto Blue Jays
Mike Trout, center field, Los Angeles Angels
Lorenzo Cain, center field, Kansas City Royals
NL Most Valuable Player
Bryce Harper, right field, Washington Nationals
Paul Goldschmidt, first base, Arizona Diamondbacks
Joey Votto, first base, Cincinnati Reds
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