BALTIMORE—In his first season with the Orioles, Pete Alonso was unanimously elected as Most Valuable Oriole.

Alonso, who signed a five-year, $155 million contract with the Orioles last December, became the ninth Oriole to hit 40 home runs on Monday night.

Besides the 40 homers, he leads the American League with 108 RBIs and is hitting .265 with an .869 OPS. He’s also played well at first base.

It’s his fourth season with 40 or more home runs and fifth with more than 100 RBIs. The first three 40-homer and four 100-plus RBI seasons came with the New York Mets.

“That’s something that is and will be a real positive for us,” president of baseball operations Mike Elias said about Alonso’s season. “He’s lived up to everything we would have hoped. He’s had a terrific season in terms of what he’s done on paper, but he’s really emerged as the leader of this team, and I think somebody that connects with our fan base, and so we’re very pleased to have him going forward.“

Also receiving second and third place votes were Blaze Alexander, Samuel Basallo, Shane Baz, Kyle Bradish, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Rico Garcia, Gunnar Henderson, Coby Mayo, Trevor Rogers and Brandon Young.

Peter Schmuck and I voted for Alonso, Young and Mayo.

Alonso will be presented with his award before Wednesday night’s game.

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