The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announced the results of their MVP voting Thursday. From the press release:

The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announced the winners of the IBWAA Most Valuable Player awards Thursday: José Abreu of the Chicago White Sox and Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves. This is the IBWAA’s 12th annual election for these awards. All IBWAA members were eligible to vote.

Election results are as follows:

AL:

1st Place: José Abreu, Chicago White Sox- 1,421 points
2nd Place: José Ramírez, Cleveland Indians- 970 points
3rd Place: Shane Bieber, Cleveland Indians- 857 points

NL:

1st Place: Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves- 1,587 points
2nd Place: Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodger- 1,173 points
3rd Place: Fernando Tatís Jr., San Diego Padres- 947 points

The IBWAA endeavors to serve the baseball writing community, representing more than 600 baseball content creators. We strive to increase visibility, networking, and opportunities for all of our members. Voting for full season awards takes place in September of each year, with selections announced in November. The IBWAA also holds a Hall of Fame election in December of each year, with results announced the following January.

I believe the Joses should be reversed. Abreu led the White Sox into the playoffs for the first time in many years, while Ramirez followed a slow start with a very strong finish. Freeman beat Betts on offense, and in a short season Betts could not make up the difference with this glove. Betts, of course, gets the World Series ring.

Congratulations to Abreu and Freeman on outstanding seasons.