MLB Awards

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Anaheim Angels (news) rightfielder Vladimir Guerrero (news) capped off his first season in the American League by being named the Most Valuable Player.


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Guerrero was listed first on 21 of the 28 ballots cast by two writers in each AL city. He garnered five second-place tallies, one third-place vote and a fourth for a total of 354 points in balloting released Tuesday from the Baseball Writers' Association of America.


New York Yankees (news) rightfielder Gary Sheffield (news) was second in the balloting with five first-place votes and 254 points. Boston's Manny Ramirez (news) (238) and David Ortiz (news) (174), finished third and fourth, respectively, with each player receiving one first-place vote.


This is only the second time an Angel has won the award. Don Baylor was named AL MVP in 1979.

That makes me 7 for 7 and with bonds pretty much a no brainer, i'm gonna be 8 for 8, good day.