Joe Mauer placed first on 27 of the 28 ballots cast by two writers from each AL city.
New York, NY (Sports Network) -
Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer has been named the American League's Most Valuable Player, as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Mauer placed first on 27 of the 28 ballots cast by two writers from each AL city and garnered 387 points to outdistance New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira by 162 points. Mauer also received a second-place vote, as he became just the fifth Twin to capture the award, joining Zoilo Versalles (1965), Harmon Killebrew (1969), Rod Carew (1977) and Justin Morneau (2006).
"To think that I'm an MVP, I don't know," Mauer said. "I can't really describe it...It is an individual award, but my teammates had a lot to do with it. They pushed me every day. To be here sitting today and being the MVP is more than I ever could have imagined."
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