Honors culminate with MLB Awards on Friday

And now, for the final envelopes, please.

There’s one more group of honors, the Esurance MLB Awards, and it’s a fitting conclusion to a stunning season. The winners will be revealed Friday beginning at 8 p.m. ET on MLB Network and MLB.com, covering a wide-ranging field of accomplishments, both traditional and modern. The show will be hosted by Brian Kenny and John Smoltz.

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Here’s a rundown of the categories:

Best Major Leaguer It’s come down to a fantastic group of Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (.338 batting average, 24 home runs, 96 RBIs, 108 runs, 30 stolen bases, .928 OPS), Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts (.318 average, 31 homers, 113 RBIs, 122 runs, 26 stolen bases, .897 OPS), Cubs third baseman and NL MVP Kris Bryant (.292 average, 39 homers, 102 RBIs, 121 runs, 8 stolen bases, .939 OPS), Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson (.284 average, 37 homers, 99 RBIs, 122 runs, .953 OPS) and Angels center fielder and AL MVP Mike Trout (.315 average, 29 homers, 100 RBIs, 123 runs, 30 stolen bases and .991 OPS).

Best Hitter Altuve, Bryant and Trout have a chance to double up here, with Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy (.347 average, 25 homers, 104 RBIs, 88 runs, .985 OPS) and just-retired Red Sox icon David Ortiz (.315 average, 38 homers, 127 RBIs, 79 runs, 1.021 OPS) rounding out this stellar quintet.

Best Pitcher NL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer of the Nationals (20-7 record, 284 strikeouts in 228 1/3 innings, 2.96 …

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