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Scully, Rizzo among first 5 MLB Awards
- Updated: November 19, 2016
For two months you voted, and the first five MLB Esurance Awards winners were unveiled on Friday.
Winners in Best Call, TV/Radio; Best Social Media Personality; Best Player-Fan Interaction; Best Social Media Post; and Best Trending Topic were revealed on MLB social media. The rest of the winners were announced Friday night on MLB Network, with the Angels’ Mike Trout taking home Best Major Leaguer.
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Here are the five winners announced earlier Friday:
Best Call, TV/Radio: Vin Scully At 11 a.m. ET, legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully added another award to his ledger. Scully was named the winner in the Best Call, TV/Radio category for his description of Los Angeles’ walk-off division-clinching win in September. Scully’s competition included Charlie Slowes calling Max Scherzer’s 20-strikeout game and Gary Cohen and Ron Darling’s exuberant reaction to Bartolo Colon’s home run.
Best Social Media Personality: Anthony Rizzo The World Series champs earned their first win of the day at noon ET, when Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo won Best Social Media Personality. Rizzo, who is a blend of inspiring and amusing on social media, bested Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre, Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, Blue Jays starter Marcus Stroman and Mets starter Noah Syndergaard.
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