Aaron Judge and Mike Trout shared the 2023 home run crown but it was Judge who outdistanced a crowded field to secure the Kevin Mitchell Award all to himself.
Erie's Jeff McNeil matched the 5th-longest hitting streak in league history, reaching 30 games, and took over the lead in the DMBL batting race in process.
Philly's Bryce Harper won his first Kevin Mitchell Award as the DMBL's top batter of 2022, easily outdistancing home run champ Vlad Guerrero, Jr. of Livingston and Vancouver rookie Frank Schwindel.
The Kevin Mitchell Award recognizes the DMBL's top batter. There's the age-old debate about whether to give the award to the best hitter or the most valuable hitter, and what does that even mean, if he plays for a non-playoff team?
Listen, if you're going to vote for Micro Conference OF ASG starters, you really can't argue with three straight the long way. The downside is that the ballot only offers 3 choices.
For the second consecutive year, and only the fifth time in league history, one franchise has swept the awards honoring the DMBL's top pitcher and batter.
2021 was a wild and wacky year in the DMBL. Expansion brought the league from 16 to 20 franchises and the season was simulated on the 60-game 2020 MLB season, so statistics come with a bit of an asterisk.
Recent drafts may have ushered in a new era, with a changing of the guard among some of the DMBL's stars upon arrival of some impressive youngsters. The 1st round in 2018 saw three ineligible prospects chosen within the first seven picks, including No. 1 overall for the first time ever, along with some fruitful late-round prospects selected the past two years.