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It was no surprise when the Twins' Joe Mauer was named the 2009 A.L. MVP on Monday afternoon by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

Minnesota's catcher earned 27 of 28 first-place votes on the ballot, and one second-place vote, for a total of 387 points. The Yankees' Mark Teixeira finished second with 225 points and teammate Derek Jeter finished third with 193 points.

After Miguel Cabrera, of the Tigers, and Kendry Morales, of the Angels, finished fourth and fifth respectively, the Sox' Kevin Youkilis placed sixth, while teammate Jason Bay followed in seventh place.

Youkilis is no stranger to the MVP voting. He finished third in 2008 behind winner, and teammate, Dustin Pedroia. Bay also received MVP votes when he was with the Pirates in 2005 and 2006.

--JOE McDONALD

 Tags  Jason Bay Joe Mauer Kevin Youkilis

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Mitch said:

Joe surely deserved this award! He's done an amazing job so far. Thanks for sharing. By the way, these free goodies will surely make your day great!

Link | November 25, 2009 12:31 AM
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