Trey Mancini Named 2021 American League Comeback Player Of The Year

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Trey Mancini was named the recipient of the 2021 American League Comeback Player of the Year Award, Major League Baseball officials announced Monday.

Mancini is the archetypal Orioles subordinate to person the award. The grant has been presented annually since 2005.

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The 27-year-old was diagnosed with signifier III colon crab during Spring Training of 2020 — close aft the champion play of his career. Weeks aboriginal helium began six months of chemotherapy attraction and missed the full 2020 season.

Mancini returned to the tract successful 2021 and appeared successful 147 games for the Orioles. He slashed .255/.326/.432 (142-for-556) with 33 doubles, 21 location runs, 77 runs scored, and 71 RBI.

His 38 multi-hit games ranked 2nd connected the Orioles. He tallied an extra-base deed successful career-long six-straight games from July 21 done the 28. He besides drew a locomotion successful a career-high eight-straight games from Sept. 3 done the 14 tied for the sixth-longest streak successful O’s past and marked the longest streak by an Oriole batter since Brian Roberts.

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In July, Mancini participated successful the 36th MLB Home Run Derby and finished arsenic the runner-up down Pete Alonso. He became the archetypal O’s subordinate since Mark Trumbo successful 2016 and the 17th O’s subordinate successful Home Run Derby history.

His 59 location runs are the astir by an Oriole batter successful Home Run Derby history. Mancini deed vocation location runs No. 99 and 100 connected June 20 vs. Toronto, becoming the fastest subordinate successful Orioles history, who began their vocation with Baltimore, to scope 100 vocation location runs. He became the 28th subordinate successful franchise past to deed 100 vocation location runs successful an Orioles uniform.

Mancini was besides recognized by his peers, who chose him arsenic AL Comeback Player successful balloting for the 2021 Players Choice Awards. He was besides named AL Comeback Player of the Year by The Sporting News successful the publication’s yearly survey of players, managers, and executives.

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Mancini was besides named the Orioles’ 2021 nominee for the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award.

CBS Baltimore Staff