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 drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning before leaving when he was hit in the hand by a pitch, and the Minnesota Twins completed a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a 7-3 victory Sunday.
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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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NEW YORK : Anaheim Angels right fielder Vladimir Guerrero was named baseball&#39;s American League Most Valuable Player in his first year after jumping from the National League.
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ST. LOUIS Retiring Seattle Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martinez has won the Roberto Clemente Award for excellence on the field and in the community.
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Joe Mauer singled home the winning run in the ninth inning after Justin Morneau hit a tying homer in the eighth, and the Minnesota Twins completed a four-game sweep of the slumping Oakland Athletics with a 4-3 victory Sunday.
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Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros was named recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award by Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig on Saturday.
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Justin Morneau hit a three-run homer, Torii Hunter also connected, and the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees, 6-1, yesterday in a game called during the eighth inning because of rain.
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Rats. I was pretty sure Manny Ram&#xED;rez was going to win the MVP award. Too bad he was topped by winner Justin Morneau, runner-up Derek Jeter, David Ortiz, and an ensemble cast of American League worthies.
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Terry Mulholland pitched six strong  innings as Justin Morneau and Torii Hunter hit back-to-back  home runs to power the Minnesota Twins to an 8-1 home win over  the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.
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AL MVP Justin Morneau agreed Friday to a $4.5 million, one-year contract with the Minnesota Twins, who also settled their salary arbitration cases with third baseman Nick Punto and outfielder Lew Ford.
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Rich Harden tossed five shutout innings   to help the Oakland Athletics finally clinch the AL West title   with a 12-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners 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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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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Gary Sheffield won&#39;t find out about the American League&#39;s MVP award for another two weeks, but the Yankees&#39; right fielder earned a Silver Slugger award on Tuesday.
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Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau agreed Friday to a $7.4 million one-year contract, avoiding arbitration.
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In the Major League Baseball playoffs, the New York Yankees overcame a late-game deficit to beat the host Minnesota Twins 6-5 and advance to the American League Championship series.