Astros’ Altuve wins AL MVP, Marlins’ Stanton earns NL honour
NEW YORK — Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros have grown together, enduring an arduous rebuild and coming out the other side among baseball’s best.
These days, nobody is standing taller.
Altuve won the American League MVP award Thursday, towering over New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge by a wide margin and capping Houston’s championship season with another piece of hardware.
Giancarlo Stanton won the NL MVP, edging Toronto-born Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds in the closest vote since 1979.