Young’s second MVP vote comes from unlikely voter (Yahoo! Sports)

One baseball writer gave the Rangers' Michael Young a first-place vote. One oddball politician backs him 100 percent.

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Verlander wins AL Cy Young in unanimous vote (The Canadian Press)

NEW YORK, N.Y. - There was little question Justin Verlander would unanimously win the AL Cy Young Award. Now, the far more intriguing question: Will he take the MVP, too?

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Hey, stranger! Rangers, Cards meet in World Series (AP)

Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton in a matchup of MVP sluggers. Nelson Cruz and David Freese becoming bigger names with each home run swing. Pitching staffs full of shaky starters and shutdown relievers. Plus a Rally Squirrel and the Claw. The Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals, with a lot of symmetry, are all set to get acquainted in the World Series.

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Grant Green takes home MVP at Futures game (AP)

Grant Green thought back to the last time he was an MVP. It was three years ago, and he was representing Chatham in the Cape Cod League All-Star game. "The only thing I really remember is I got a home run to center to tie the game after there were three streakers that ran towards me in the middle of my at-bat," he said.

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Twenty-eight starts later, Jo-Jo Reyes still hasn’t won a game (Yahoo! Sports)

Jo-Jo Reyes is the anti-Jose Bautista. While his teammate puts up MVP-caliber numbers for the Toronto Blue Jays, establishing himself as the best hitter in baseball and showing that last season's 54-homer breakout was no fluke, Reyes ties a major … Continue reading →

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After two concussions, Twins’ Morneau urges adoption of safer batting helmets (Associated Content)

Justin Morneau, the Minnesota Twins, 6'4", 235 lbs., 29-year old first baseman is no crybaby. Signed by the Minnesota Twins in the third round of the 1999 amateur draft, he debuted on June 10, 2003 and has garnered All-Star Awards and MVP honors the last five of his eight years in the major leagues. After a fastball bounced directly onto his batting helmet, Morneau suffered his first reported concussion "almost six years ago." He recovered to become a top slugger and then sustained a second concussion last July while trying to break up a...

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Rollins hopes to regain his MVP form (PA SportsTicker)

By ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer

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The Long Road: Josh Hamilton wins ALCS MVP award (AP)

Josh Hamilton kept telling himself to focus, to be ready, just in case Alex Rodriguez hit the ball anywhere near center field and he had the chance to grab the final out of the AL championship series. Then A-Rod struck out and Hamilton's emotions flowed. His 11-year odyssey from teenage, No. 1 overall pick to drug addict to clean, sober superstar had finally reached the point every little boy...

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Josh Hamilton picked as MVP of ALCS (The Canadian Press)

ARLINGTON, Texas - Josh Hamilton had spooked the New York Yankees so much by Game 6, they threw the ball to the backstop when trying to issue him an intentional walk.

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Hamilton picked as MVP of ALCS (PA SportsTicker)

Josh Hamilton had spooked the New York Yankees so much by Game 6, they threw the ball to the backstop when trying to issue him an intentional walk.

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