Jose Ramirez finishes third in MVP voting for second straight year

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Ramirez finishes 3rd in AL MVP Award race | MLB

Ramirez followed up his stellar 2017 season with an equally (and in some ways, better) impressive 2018 campaign. He garnered a total of 208 points and had one second-place vote. Other Cleveland players who received MVP votes included Francisco Lindor (6th overall) and Trevor Bauer (22nd overall).

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