Right fielder receives 21 out of 28 first-place votes
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com. Vladimir Guerrero stood head and shoulders above a crowded field Tuesday, when he was announced as the winner of the American League Most Valuable Player Award to match Don Baylor in 1979 as the only Angels to grab the honor.
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It demands a look. And a second look. And perhaps even a third. When 1.364 pops up in the on-base plus slugging category for the American League Championship Series, it brings to mind a true middle-of-the-order hitter. It brings to mind Manny Ram&#xED;rez (a gaudy 1.491), or David Ortiz (1.225). But, no, that number belongs to Kevin Youkilis, ...
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Josh Beckett pitched six strong innings to become the first 20-game winner in the majors since 2005, and first Red Sox winner in nearly a week.
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Any chance Bill Mueller had of winning a second straight batting title was lost when he began the season with an injured right knee. But he steadily has positioned himself to take a run at .300, improving his average from .239 while he tried to play through his injury in early May to .282 entering the final 20 games. Mueller ...
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The Zeeland native made the final ballot of 25 players to be considered by the Veterans Committee. The results will be announced March 2. Kaat, who could not be reached for comment, won 283
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The 30-year-old right fielder, who has 257 hits, has tonight and two games remaining to break the record. George Sisler&#39;s mark of 257 hits was set in 1920.
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San Diego Padres pitcher Greg Maddux has won his 17th Gold Glove, passing Jim Kaat and Brooks Robinson on the all-time list for fielding prowess.
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While there was no official exit polling of American League Most Valuable Player voters, there was the occasional "Who did you vote for?" aimed at baseball writers in general. If I had to guess how the voting would turn out today based on that informal exercise, it would be 1. Derek Jeter, 2. Justin Morneau, 3. David Ortiz (and if ...
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It may not have shown in the standings, but it showed up in the stats. The last-place Blue Jays had the top-ranked pitcher and position player in the Major Leagues last season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
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Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers' Prince Fielder have been selected by fans as winners of the Hank Aaron Award, which honors the top offensive players in the National and American leagues.
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Talk about an East Coast bias! One look at the latest All-Star balloting is enough to make anyone outside New York and Boston cringe. The Mets, Yankees and Red Sox have dominated the fan vote so thoroughly this season that 10 of 16 starters &amp;#151; not including the two pitchers &amp;#151; on July 11 in Pittsburgh could come from those three teams.
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The winningest pitcher in the American League since the start of the 2005 season isn't Johan Santana or Roy Halladay or Mike Mussina. It's Jon Garland.
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The time has come, and the answer is no. Mark McGwire may get into the Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot, but it won't be unanimous. I know one vote he's not getting.
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Dustin Pedroia, who has established himself as a strong contender for the American Leagueâs rookie of the year award, lives about 20 yards from Fenway Park.
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Prince Fielder set a franchise record with his 13th homer this month, J.J. Hardy drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Florida Marlins 4-3 on Thursday night.
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Back in June, Justin Morneau walked into manager Ron Gardenhire's office with a .236 batting average and was benched. Though he didn't realize it at the time, he walked out an MVP.
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com. So good that he was named to his first All-Star Game, voted in by the players as the backup to second baseman Jeff Kent. And it was capped on Tuesday, when Loretta won his first Silver