Canadian-born Morneau wins American League MVP award
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Justin Morneau, whose breakout season helped the Minnesota Twins claim their fourth Central Division title in five years, was named the American League's Most Valuable Player on Tuesday.
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Justin Morneau's teammates gathered around the television showing the final moments of Detroit's loss that moved Minnesota within a half-game of the AL Central lead. He was too busy discussing how he helped the Twins get there to pay much attention.
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Oakland shortstop Bobby Crosby has been named American League Rookie of the Year, with Pittsburgh outfielder Jason Bay winning the NL award.
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Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins was a unanimous pick for the American League Cy Young Award on Thursday, rewarded for a stellar second half that helped his team win its third straight division title.
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Former American League MVP Justin Morneau receives the most lucrative contract in Twins history, a six-year, $80 million deal announced Friday .
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Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins was diagnosed with a lung contusion after a collision at home plate with Florida Marlins catcher Miguel Olivo on Friday.
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Anaheim Angels outfielder Vladimir Guerrero was named Most Valuable Player in the American League Tuesday. Guerrero received 21 of 28 first-place votes and 354 points in balloting
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Justin Morneau ended a career-long home run drought and Jason Kubel homered and drove in three runs, sparking a late rally that carried Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins past the Baltimore Orioles 7-4 on Friday night.
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Baseball Alex Rodriguez hasn't decided whether he will play in Tuesday's All-Star Game or use the three-day break to rest his strained hamstring. The New York Yankees slugger, who topped fan voting for the game in San Francisco with 3.89 million votes, hurt his left hamstring Monday night when he tripped over Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau's ankle while ...
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Justin Morneau picked a perfect time to end a long drought for the Minnesota Twins. Mike Sweeney also had good timing for the Kansas City Royals.
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Capping a season filled with suspicion and success, the San Francisco Giants left fielder became the oldest player to become the MVP of a major North American professional league.
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Vladimir Guerrero provided an instant return on Anaheim&#39;s five-year, $70 million, free-agent investment, and Tuesday was named the American League MVP by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
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Justin Morneau returned to the Minnesota Twins starting lineup Thursday, six days after bruising his right lung in a home plate collision.
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Justin Morneau drove in three runs and   Joe Mauer scored three times to help the Minnesota Twins thump   Detroit 9-5 and keep the heat on them in the AL central title   battle on Friday.
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Justin Morneau was promoted to the big  leagues before the Olympics and didn't travel to Athens but a  bobblehead bearing his likeness was with the Canadian baseball  team Wednesday when they beat Greece 2-0.
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Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire said he does not expect reigning AL MVP Justin Morneau, out with a bruised lung, to be placed on the disabled list.
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For Hideki Okajima , it's as if every hitter is Alex Rodriguez . Or Vladimir Guerrero . Or Justin Morneau .