White Sox’ Lance Lynn among Cy Young finalists

No Cubs players were finalists for the BBWAA awards.

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The White Sox’ Lance Lynn is a Cy Young Award finalist.

The White Sox’ Lance Lynn is a Cy Young Award finalist.

Eric Christian Smith/AP

Next week is awards week for Major League Baseball, with all the major trophies handed out over a four-day span.

And the White Sox will be the only local team awaiting results. Lance Lynn is one of the three finalists for the AL Cy Young Award.

The finalists for Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year in both leagues were also announced on Monday night.

The MVP races carry the most prestige — and this year, they have the most interesting candidates. In the American League, two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels and MLB home run co-leader Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays have resumes that could have made them overwhelming winners in any other year.

Balloting for the BBWAA awards was completed before the start of the postseason.

AL Cy Young finalists

Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees

Lance Lynn, White Sox

Robbie Ray, Toronto Blue Jays

NL Cy Young finalists

Corbin Burnes, Milwaukee Brewers

Max Scherzer, Los Angeles Dodgers

Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies

AL MVP finalists

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays

Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels

Marcus Semien, Toronto Blue Jays

NL MVP finalists

Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies

Juan Soto, Washington Nationals

Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres

AL Rookie of the Year finalists

Randy Arozarena, Tampa Bay Rays

Wander Franco, Tampa Bay Rays

Luis Garcia, Houston Astros

NL Rookie of the Year finalists

Dylan Carlson, St. Louis Cardinals

Jonathan India, Cincinnati Reds

Trevor Rogers, Miami Marlins

AL Manager of the Year finalists

Dusty Baker, Houston Astros

Kevin Cash, Tampa Bay Rays

Scott Servais, Seattle Mariners

NL Manager of the Year finalists

Craig Counsell, Milwaukee Brewers

Gabe Kapler, San Francisco Giants

Mike Shildt, St. Louis Cardinals

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