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Standings
AL East
1: Orioles (49-36) (2)
2: Rays (46-38) (5)
3: Red Sox (44-40)
4: Yankees (42-44)
5: Blue Jays (38-47)

AL Central
1: Twins (50-35) (1)
2: White Sox (44-42)
3: Royals (39-48)
4: Tigers (36-48)
5: Guardians (34-50)

AL West
1: Mariners (49-37) (3)
2: Astros (46-37) (4)
3: Rangers (46-38) (6)
4: Athletics (41-45)
5: Angels (39-44)

NL East
1: Braves (46-37) (1)
2: Phillies (45-39) (4)
3: Mets (42-41)
4: Marlins (41-43)
5: Nationals (38-45)

NL Central
1: Pirates (44-39) (3)
2: Cardinals (44-41) (6)
3: Cubs (43-43)
4: Reds (36-49)
5: Brewers (34-51)

NL West
1: Dodgers (47-38) (2)
2: Rockies (44-39) (5)
3: Giants (42-43)
4: Padres (41-47)
5: Diamondbacks (39-45)

Award Races
AL MVP
1: Juan Soto, RF, NYY (.304/.432/.566, 20 HR, 56 RBI, 177 OPS+, 3.8 WAR)
2: Corey Seager, SS, CWS (.307/.371/.595, 22 HR, 52 RBI, 161 OPS+, 3.3 WAR)
3: Triston Casas, 1B, BOS (.305/.405/.565, 21 HR, 63 RBI, 151 OPS+, 3.0 WAR)
4: Brandon Belt, 1B, HOU (.292/.384/.576, 17 HR, 53 RBI, 159 OPS+, 2.7 WAR)
5: Spencer Torkelson, 1B, DET (.288/.365/.568, 20 HR, 60 RBI, 155 OPS+, 2.2 WAR

NL MVP
1: Ronald Acuna Jr., RF, COL (.340/.437/.687, 23 HR, 80 RBI, 26 SB, 182 OPS+, 4.6 WAR)
2: Yordan Alvarez, DH, SD (.331/.418/.661, 20 HR, 51 RBI, 198 OPS+, 3.1 WAR)
3: Bryce Harper, 1B, PHI (.294/.376/.632, 25 HR, 71 RBI, 167 OPS+, 3.4 WAR)
4: Fernando Tatis Jr., RF, SD (.293/.364/.586, 26 HR, 69 RBI, 163 OPS+, 3.3 WAR)
5: Christian Encarnacion-Strand, 1B, CIN (.293/.352/.618, 28 HR, 80 RBI, 151 OPS+, 3.5 WAR)

AL CY YOUNG
1: Zach Eflin, RHP, TB (115.1 IP, 8-1, 1.87 ERA, 101 K, 2.9 WAR)
2: Garrett Whitlock, RHP, BOS (99.1 IP, 6-4, 2.54 ERA, 122 K, 3.1 WAR)
3: Zach Wheeler, RHP, LAA (118.1 IP, 12-3, 2.81 ERA, 118 K, 2.6 WAR)
4: Patrick Sandoval, LHP, LAA (83 IP, 4-2, 2.71 ERA, 88 K, 2.3 WAR)
5: Justin Verlander, RHP, HOU (87.1 IP, 6-5, 2.89 ERA, 71 K, 1.2 WAR)

NL CY YOUNG
1: Max Fried, LHP, ATL (125.1 IP, 9-5, 2.08 ERA, 118 K, 3.0 WAR)
2: Jameson Taillon, RHP, CHC (105.2 IP, 7-6, 2.64 ERA, 90 K, 1.6 WAR)
3: Kyle Gibson, RHP, STL (86.2 IP, 4-2, 2.91 ERA, 79 K, 1.9 WAR)
4: Domingo German, RHP, PIT (86 IP, 6-3, 2.93 ERA, 82 K, .7 WAR)
5: Kyle Harrison, LHP, SF (98 IP, 9-6, 3.12 ERA, 94 K, 2.1 WAR)

POTM
AL Batter: Luis Robert, CF, BOS (.327, 9 HR, 30 RBI)
NL Batter: Bryce Harper (.301, 11 HR, 31 RBI)
AL Pitcher: Zach Wheeler (5-1, 2.16 ERA, 43 K)
NL Pitcher: Freddy Peralta, RHP, MIL (5-1, 2.68 ERA, 49 K)
AL Rookie: Wyatt Langford, LF, TEX (.321, 6 HR, 24 RBI)
NL Rookie: Luke Little, LHCP, CHC (13 IP, 9 SV, 0.00 ERA, 17 K)

Notable News and Accomplishments
6/19: The Reds trade RHRP Fernando Cruz to the Braves for a prospect
6/20: The Guardians trade RHRP Scott Barlow (with a 1.45 ERA) to the Astros for 2 prospects
6/21: The Athletics trade LHRP Sean Newcomb (2.14 ERA) to the Cardinals for a prospect
6/21: Guardians CF Myles Straw goes 5-5 with 3 RBI in a 14-2 win over the Blue Jays
6/21: Padres 3B Graham Pauley goes 5-6 with a solo shot and 3 RBI in a 15-2 win over the Brewers
6/22: The Royals trade RHRP John Schreiber to the White Sox for a prospect
6/24: The Athletics trade RHRP Ross Stripling to the Cardinals for a prospect
6/25: Yankees C Jose Trevino will miss the remainder of 2024 after tearing his PCL
6/27: The Royals trade LHRP Will Smith to the Braves for a prospect
6/28: Mariners CF Julio Rodriguez has hit for the CYCLE against the Twins, hitting a 3 run homer in a 9-2 victory
6/29: The Royals trade RHRP Nick Anderson to the Pirates for a prospect
6/29: Brewers 3B Joey Ortiz and Cubs RHP Hayden Wesneski have been suspended 4 games each for a fight
6/30: Braves RHP Charlie Morton will miss the rest of 2024 after undergoing elbow surgery
6/30: White Sox SS Corey Seager hits 3 HR against the Rockies, driving in 8(!) in a 14-9 win