NEW YORK — Slugger Kris Bryant, pitchers Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks, and manager Joe Maddon of the World Series champion Chicago Cubs are among the finalists for baseball's major post-season awards.

The Baseball Writers' Association of America announced the top three vote-getters in each category Monday.

The honours will be announced next week on MLB Network. Voting was completed by the end of the regular season.

Bryant, Daniel Murphy of Washington and Corey Seager of the Dodgers are up for NL MVP. Jose Altuve of Houston, Mookie Betts of Boston and Mike Trout of the Angels are on the AL side.

The AL Cy Young Award is between Cleveland's Corey Kluber, Boston's Rick Porcello and Detroit's Justin Verlander. In the NL, it's Lester, Hendricks or Washington's Max Scherzer.

Detroit's Michael Fulmer, the Yankees' Gary Sanchez and Cleveland's Tyler Naquin are finalists for AL Rookie of the Year. Seager, Dodgers teammate Kenta Maeda and Washington's Trea Turner are on the NL side.

Maddon, Washington's Dusty Baker and Dave Roberts of the Dodgers are up for NL Manager of the Year. Cleveland's Terry Francona, Texas' Jeff Banister and Baltimore's Buck Showalter are the AL candidates.

Most Valuable Player

American League

Jose Altuve, Astros

Mookie Betts, Red Sox

Mike Trout, Angels



National League

Kris Bryant, Cubs

Corey Seager, Dodgers

Daniel Murphy, Nationals

Cy Young Award

AL

Corey Kluber, Indians

Rick Porcello, Red Sox

Justin Verlander, Tigers

NL

Kyle Hendricks, Cubs

Jon Lester, Cubs

Max Scherzer, Nationals

Manager of Year

AL

Jeff Banister, Rangers

Terry Francona, Indians

Buck Showalter, Orioles

NL

Dusty Baker, Nationals

Joe Maddon, Cubs

Dave Roberts, Dodgers

Rookie of the Year

AL

Tyler Naquin, Indians

Gary Sanchez, Yankees

Michael Fulmer, Tigers

NL

Kenta Maeda, Dodgers

Trea Turner, Nationals

Corey Seager, Dodgers