On Thursday evening, the greatest player in Phillies franchise history, Mike Schmidt, announced the winner of the 2021 National League MVP Award live on the MLB Network. Having Schmidt announce the award fortunately turned out to be something of a spoiler as he gleefully announced Bryce Harper as the award's recipient and the latest member of the Phillies small fraternity to win one of the league's highest annual honors.
Surrounded by family and friends, Harper was visibly moved and got emotional after the announcement. It turned out the vote wasn't that close, with Harper receiving 17 first place votes and 348 points overall. The Nationals' Juan Soto finished second with six first place votes and 274 points, while Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis, Jr. received a pair of first place votes and 244 points to finish third. Harper won the award previously in 2015, making him the fifth player in baseball history to win the award with two different franchises, joining Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Frank Robinson and Jimmie Foxx.
On Wednesday night, Zack Wheeler was robbed (in my opinion) of a Cy Young Award as the Brewers' Corbin Burnes won in the National League. Wheeler was the only other Phillies to receive MVP votes.
Harper claims the eighth MVP award in Phillies franchise history, and I'm excited to see all the MV3 merchandise for sale at the ballpark in 2022!
Phillies MVP Winners
- Chuck Klein, 1932
- Jim Konstanty, 1950
- Mike Schmidt, 1980, 1981 and 1986
- Ryan Howard, 2006
- Jimmy Rollins, 2007
- Bryce Harper, 2021
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