PCA Named Hank Aaron Award Finalist, Fan Ballot Open Now

Pete Crow-Armstrong was among the 10 National League finalists for the 2026 Hank Aaron Award, MLB announced on Monday afternoon. Fan voting is open at MLB.com/aaron and will run through Monday, October 12 at 10:59am CT. See media release below for more information.

Major League Baseball today announced finalists for the 2026 Hank Aaron Award, an honor that recognizes the most outstanding regular season offensive performer in each League. At last year’s All-Star Game in Atlanta, MLB celebrated the 51^st anniversary of Hank Aaron’s historic 715^th record-breaking home run with a special in-game presentation. This year marks the 27^th anniversary of the Hank Aaron Award’s introduction, which was established to honor the momentous milestone.

The Hank Aaron Award winners will be announced live from The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Wednesday, November 11^th at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT during a special presentation at the MLB Awards, which will be aired live on MLB Network for a fourth consecutive year. Three-time Hank Aaron Award winner Shohei Ohtani (2023-25) is among this year’s finalists. Also among this year’s finalists are a pair of MLB Develops alumni, including Jordan Walker (DREAM Series and Breakthrough Series in 2019) and Bobby Witt Jr. (States Play in 2018).

A committee of MLB.com journalists reviewed the top offensive statistics, accomplishments, and performances of the regular season to determine the ten finalists for each league. MLB legends and past recipients of the prestigious award comprise the renowned panel that each cast votes for their choices for the honor. The distinguished group includes: 2006 and 2009 Hank Aaron Award winner Derek Jeter; 2005 and 2016 Hank Aaron Award winner David Ortiz; 2003 and 2009 Hank Aaron Award winner Albert Pujols; Ken Griffey Jr.; Chipper Jones; Pedro Martínez; John Smoltz; Johnny Bench; Craig Biggio; and Eddie Murray.

Fans also have the opportunity to cast their vote on who should receive this distinguished award by voting from the list of finalists in each the American League and National League through MLB.com/aaron. The voting window begins today at noon and runs through Monday, October 12 at 11:59 a.m. ET.

The Hank Aaron Award was introduced in 1999 to honor the 25^th Anniversary of Aaron breaking Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record, and, at that time, was the first major award introduced by Major League Baseball in more than 25 years. Previous winners of the Hank Aaron Award include: