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Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera did not duplicate his feat of winning Major League Baseball’s Triple Crown in 2013, but he did duplicate his victory in the American League Most Valuable Player Award balloting by the BBWAA that was announced on MLB Network.
Cabrera, 30, was listed first on 23 of 30 ballots cast by two writers representing each league city and second on the other seven to total 385 points, based on a tabulation system that rewards 14 points for first place, nine for second, eight for third on down to one for 10th. He batted .348 to win his third straight batting title and also led the AL in on-base percentage (.442), slugging percentage (.636), OPS (1.078) and hitting with runners in scoring position (.397) while finishing second in home runs (44), runs batted in (137) and total bases (353).
1. Miguel Cabrera
2. Mike Trout
3. Josh Donaldson
4. Robinson Cano
5. Evan Longoria
6. Dustin Pedroia
6. Adrian Beltre
8. Manny Machado
9. David Ortiz
10. Jason Kipnis
11. Max Scherzer
12. Adam Jones
13. Edwin Encarnacion
14. Greg Holland
14. Carlos Santana
14. Coco Crisp
14. Jacoby Ellsbury
18. Torii Hunter
18. Hisashi Iwakuma
18. Koji Uehara
21. Yu Darvish
22. Felix Hernandez
22. Salvador Perez
22. Shane Victorino
Cabrera, 30, was listed first on 23 of 30 ballots cast by two writers representing each league city and second on the other seven to total 385 points, based on a tabulation system that rewards 14 points for first place, nine for second, eight for third on down to one for 10th. He batted .348 to win his third straight batting title and also led the AL in on-base percentage (.442), slugging percentage (.636), OPS (1.078) and hitting with runners in scoring position (.397) while finishing second in home runs (44), runs batted in (137) and total bases (353).
1. Miguel Cabrera
2. Mike Trout
3. Josh Donaldson
4. Robinson Cano
5. Evan Longoria
6. Dustin Pedroia
6. Adrian Beltre
8. Manny Machado
9. David Ortiz
10. Jason Kipnis
11. Max Scherzer
12. Adam Jones
13. Edwin Encarnacion
14. Greg Holland
14. Carlos Santana
14. Coco Crisp
14. Jacoby Ellsbury
18. Torii Hunter
18. Hisashi Iwakuma
18. Koji Uehara
21. Yu Darvish
22. Felix Hernandez
22. Salvador Perez
22. Shane Victorino
Congrats Miggy!