Below are point totals for the balloting, as voted on by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Ballots were submitted from two writers in every American League city before the start of the postseason.
The system rewards 14 points for first place, nine for second place, eight for third place, and so on, through one point for 10th place.
1. Mookie Betts, Red Sox: 410 points (28 first-place votes)
2. Michael Trout, Angels: 265 (1 first-place vote)
3. Jose Ramirez, Indians: 208
4. J.D. Martinez, Red Sox: 198 (1 first-place vote)
5. Alex Bregman, Astros: 192
6. Francisco Lindor, Indians: 169
7. Matt Chapman, A's: 141
8. Khris Davis, A's: 41
9. Blake Snell, Rays: 38
10. Justin Verlander, Astros: 26
11. Mitch Haniger, Mariners: 16
12. Aaron Judge, Yankees: 10
t-13. Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox: 9
t-13. Jose Altuve, Astros: 9
t-15. Blake Treinen, A's: 7
t-15. Andrelton Simmons, Angels: 7
17. Whit Merrifield, Royals: 6
18. Edwin Diaz, Mariners: 5
19. Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees: 4
t-20. Didi Gregorius, Yankees: 3
t-20. Jed Lowrie, Athletics: 3
t-22. Trevor Bauer, Indians: 1
t-22. Aaron Hicks, Yankees: 1
t-22. Chris Sale, Red Sox: 1