Nominees revealed for 2016 Aaron Award

“As a ballplayer, I always figured that I had a bat and all the pitcher had was a little ball, and as long as I kept swinging that bat, I’d be all right.” — Hank Aaron

This is the 25th anniversary of Aaron’s revealing autobiography, “I Had A Hammer,” and those words live on in describing the contenders for his prestigious namesake award. Voting is underway through Oct. 13 exclusively at MLB.com to help decide the recipients of the Hank Aaron Award, presented to two players who kept swinging better than anyone else in each league.

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American League nominees include Mark Trumbo of Baltimore, David Ortiz of Boston, Jose Abreu of Chicago, Jose Ramirez of Cleveland, Miguel Cabrera of Detroit, Jose Altuve of Houston, Eric Hosmer of Kansas City, Mike Trout of Los Angeles, Brian Dozier of Minnesota, Didi Gregorius of New York, Khris Davis of Oakland, Nelson Cruz of Seattle, Evan Longoria of Tampa Bay, Adrian Beltre of Texas and Josh Donaldson of Toronto.

National League nominees include Jake Lamb of Arizona, Freddie Freeman of Atlanta, Kris Bryant of Chicago, Joey Votto of Cincinnati, Nolan Arenado of Colorado, Corey Seager of Los Angeles, Christian Yelich of Miami, Ryan Braun of Milwaukee, Yoenis Cespedes of New York, Odubel Herrera of Philadelphia, Gregory Polanco of Pittsburgh, Stephen Piscotty …

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