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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers, the first player to win the Triple Crown in 45 years, added the American League's Most Valuable Player award on Thursday for the 2012 Major League Baseball season.
Cabrera became the first player since Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox in 1967 to lead the league in the three top traditional offensive categories with a .330 batting average, 44 home runs, and 139 runs batted in.
He also became the first Venezuelan to win the coveted MVP award, getting the nod over Rookie of the Year winner Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels, whose brilliant all-around play had made him a serious challenger to Cabrera.
"I'm very excited. I don't have any words to explain how excited I feel," Cabrera, 29, said. "I never expected I'm going to win because Mike Trout, he got an unbelievable season."..............
Detroit's Cabrera wins AL MVP award - Yahoo! Sports
Cabrera became the first player since Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox in 1967 to lead the league in the three top traditional offensive categories with a .330 batting average, 44 home runs, and 139 runs batted in.
He also became the first Venezuelan to win the coveted MVP award, getting the nod over Rookie of the Year winner Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels, whose brilliant all-around play had made him a serious challenger to Cabrera.
"I'm very excited. I don't have any words to explain how excited I feel," Cabrera, 29, said. "I never expected I'm going to win because Mike Trout, he got an unbelievable season."..............
Detroit's Cabrera wins AL MVP award - Yahoo! Sports