Mets right fielder Juan Soto has finished third in National League MVP voting, as Shohei Ohtani was the unanimous first choice for the award, his second-straight National League MVP award, third-straight MVP award overall, and the fourth of his career.

As for Soto, his excellent .263/.396/.525 line at the plate and career highs of 43 home runs and 38 stolen bases saw him finish the year with 5.8 fWAR and 6.2 bWAR. He won a Silver Slugger for his work at the plate this year, and this marked the third season in which he’s finished in the top three of MVP voting, though he hasn’t won the award yet.

Comparing just the position player side of things, Soto finished fairly well behind Ohtani’s 7.5 fWAR and ranked seventh in the National League in that metric. On the bWAR side, Geraldo Perdomo a

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