The 21-year-old received 29 of 30 first-place votes and one second for 148 points from a Baseball Writers’ Association of America panel.
Baltimore catcher Adley Rutschman was second with 68 points, getting the other first-place vote, 18 seconds and nine thirds.
Voting was conducted before the postseason; Peña was voted MVP of the AL Championship Series and World Series.
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