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Standings:

AL EAST
1: Rays (11-5)
2: Orioles (9-6)
3: Blue Jays (9-7)
4: Yankees (7-9)
5: Red Sox (6-10)

AL CENTRAL
1: Twins (11-4)
2: Tigers (9-6)
3: White Sox (8-8)
4: Guardians (6-10)
5: Royals (5-11)

AL WEST
1: Astros (10-7)
2: Athletics (9-7)
3: Mariners (9-7)
4: Rangers (7-9)
5: Angels (5-10)

NL EAST
1: Nationals (10-5)
2: Mets (9-7)
3: Phillies (9-7)
4: Marlins (8-8)
5: Braves (7-9)

NL Central
1: Cardinals (10-6)
2: Reds (9-7)
3: Brewers (6-9)
4: Cubs (6-9)
5: Pirates (5-11)

NL West
1: Rockies (10-6)
2: Dodgers (9-9)
3: Padres (9-9)
4: Diamondbacks (6-10)
5: Giants (5-11)

Award Races (as determined by yours truly)

AL MVP
1: Spencer Torkelson, 1B, DET (.310/.415/.762, 6 HR, 15 RBI, 221 OPS+, .7 WAR)
2: Corey Seager, SS, CWS (.379/.449/.655, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 201 OPS+, 1.1 WAR)
3: Yainer Diaz, C, HOU (.415/.415/.736, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 209 OPS+, 1.0 WAR)
4: Dominic Fletcher, RF, CWS (.375/.470/.589, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 192 OPS+, 1.1 WAR)
5: Brandon Belt, 1B, HOU (.318/.483/.591, 1 HR (7 2B), 7 RBI, 195 OPS+, .9 WAR)

NL MVP
1: Ronald Acuna Jr., RF, COL (.438/.486/.859, 5 HR (10 2B!), 20 RBI, 5 SB, 237 OPS+, 1.6 WAR)
2: Jordan Walker, RF, STL (.372/.470/.679, 4 HR,, 10 RBI, 213 OPS+, 1.0 WAR)
3: Michael Harris, CF, ATL (.323/.380/.723, 8 HR, 14 RBI, 192 OPS+, 1.0 WAR)
4: Aaron Judge, RF, ARI (.348/.446/.674, 5 HR, 17 RBI, 200 OPS+, .7 WAR)
5: Joc Pederson, DH, ARI (.346/.417/.712, 5 HR, 16 RBI, 200 OPS+, .7 WAR)

AL CY YOUNG)
1: Mitch Spence, RHP, OAK (18.1 IP, 1-0, .49 ERA, 16 K, .7 WAR
2: Trevor Richards, RHP, TOR (16.2 IP, 1-0, .54 ERA, 23 K, .7 WAR)
3: Dean Kremer, RHP, BAL (18.2 IP, 3-0, .96 ERA, 15 K, .5 WAR)
4: JP Sears, LHP, OAK (17 IP, 1-0, 1.06 ERA, 13 K, .5 WAR)
5: Marcus Stroman, RHP, NYY (19.1 IP, 2-0, 1.40 ERA, 16 K, .7 WAR)

NL CY YOUNG
1: Max Fried, LHP, ATL (23.1 IP, 1-1, 1.93 ERA, 26 K, .7 WAR)
2: Steven Matz, LHP, STL (16.1 IP, 2-1, 2.20 ERA, 18 K, .5 WAR)
3: Adrian Houser, RHP, NYM (17.2 IP, 1-1, 2.04 ERA, 11 K, .4 WAR)
4: Kyle Gibson, RHP, STL (17 IP, 1-1, 2.12 ERA, 11 K, .2 WAR)
5: Lance Lynn, RHP, STL (16 IP, 1-1, 2.25 ERA, 16 K, .3 WAR)

Notable News and Accomplishments
3/19: The Diamondbacks trade RF Jake McCarthy to the Royals for LHP Cole Ragans and 2 prospects
3/19: The Nationals trade CF Victor Robles to the Padres for 4 prospects
3/28: In his 3rd career game, Padres SS Jackson Merrill goes 5-5 against the Giants, driving in 1 run in an 11-7 win
3/28: Pirates LF Andrew McCutchen hits his 300th career home run
3/29: 1B Brandon Belt signs a 1 year, 17M deal with Houston
3/29: Mariners RHP Luis Castillo throws a 4 hit shutout against the Red Sox, striking out 7 and walking none
3/30: Dodgers SS Mookie Betts will miss 5-6 weeks after suffering back spasms
4/1: Phillies CF Brandon Marsh hits 3 HR against the Reds, driving in 7 in a 9-3 win
4/8: Padres RHP Dylan Cease will miss 3 weeks with an "undisclosed injury"
4/8: Astros 1B Jose Abreu and Rangers RHRP Kirby Yates have each been suspended 5 games for inciting a benches clearing brawl
4/8: Astros 3B Alex Bergman signs a 6 year, 207M extension with the team
4/9 For the second day in a row, we have a brawl as Rockies DH Charlie Blackmon and Diamondbacks RHP Merrill Kelly have been suspended 3 and 7 games, respectively
4/9: Blue Jays RHP Jose Barrios throws a 9 hit shutout against the Mariners, striking out 4 and walking 1
4/9: Rockies RF Ronald Acuna Jr. goes 5-6 with a 3 run homer, an RBI double and an additional double in a 16-2 win over the Diamondbacks
4/14: Reds 2B Santiago Espinal is suspended 4 games as a result of an ejection and aggressive action towards the umpire