Major League Baseball has announced that shortstop J.J. Hardy is the Orioles' nominee for the annual Hank Aaron Award, which goes to the most outstanding offensive performer in each league.
Each team gets a nominee and fans can vote at mlb.com or at any of the 30 club sites.
Hardy hit 30 homers, tying for most by a shortstop this season.
The complete list of finalists for the 2011 Hank Aaron Award are:
Orioles
J.J. Hardy
Arizona Diamondbacks
Justin Upton
Boston Red Sox
Adrian Gonzalez
Atlanta Braves
Brian McCann
Chicago White Sox
Paul Konerko
Chicago Cubs
Aramis Ramirez
Cleveland Indians
Asdrubal Cabrera
Cincinnati Reds
Joey Votto
Detroit Tigers
Miguel Cabrera
Colorado Rockies
Troy Tulowitzki
Kansas City Royals
Alex Gordon
Florida Marlins
Mike Stanton
LA Angels of Anaheim
Mark Trumbo
Houston Astros
Carlos Lee
Minnesota Twins
Michael Cuddyer
Los Angeles Dodgers
Matt Kemp
New York Yankees
Curtis Granderson
Milwaukee Brewers
Ryan Braun
Oakland Athletics
Josh Willingham
New York Mets
Jose Reyes
Seattle Mariners
Dustin Ackley
Philadelphia Phillies
Ryan Howard
Tampa Bay Rays
Evan Longoria
Pittsburgh Pirates
Andrew McCutchen
Texas Rangers
Michael Young
St. Louis Cardinals
Albert Pujols
Toronto Blue Jays
Jose Bautista
San Diego Padres
Cameron Maybin
San Francisco Giants
Pablo Sandoval
Washington Nationals
Michael Morse
