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Another Regular Season Award for A-Rod

Yankees slugger wins his third AL MVP in convincing fashion

By Doug Sweeney,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 19, 2007 8:50 PM CST
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(Newser) – Alex Rodriguez now has a shiny, new AL MVP award to go with his shiny, new contract. Unfortunately, he says, he has no World Series ring to complement them. It was the third such honor for baseball’s highest-paid player, who also won in 2005 with New York and 2003 in Texas. However, he said, “I would trade all three for one world championship. I wouldn't think twice about,” reports the AP.

The slugger had 54 home runs, 156 RBIs and 143 runs during his phenomenal regular season. He received 26 of the 28 first-place votes; Magglio Ordonez had the other two. A-rod revealed during a telephone press conference that following the 2006 season GM Brian Cashman asked him if he would prefer to be traded but the third baseman said he wanted to stay with the Yankees.

New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez watches as his seventh inning home run sails over the center field wall against the Cleveland Indians during Game 4 of an American League Division Series baseball game Monday, Oct. 8, 2007 at Yankee Stadium in New York. A-Rod won his third AL MVP award...
New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez watches as his seventh inning home run sails over the center field wall against the Cleveland Indians during Game 4 of an American League Division Series baseball game...   (Associated Press)
New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez watches from the dugout against the Cleveland Indians during Game 4 of an American League Division Series baseball game Monday, Oct. 8, 2007 at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez watches from the dugout against the Cleveland Indians during Game 4 of an American League Division Series baseball game Monday, Oct. 8, 2007 at Yankee Stadium in New York....   (Associated Press)
New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez reacts after striking out in the first inning leaving two men on base against the Cleveland Indians during Game 4 of an American League Division Series baseball game Monday, Oct. 8, 2007 at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez reacts after striking out in the first inning leaving two men on base against the Cleveland Indians during Game 4 of an American League Division Series baseball game Monday,...   (Associated Press)
New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez holds the bat as he return to the dugout in the Yankees baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in New York, in this Sept. 19, 2007 file photo. A-Rod won his third AL MVP award Monday Nov. 19, 2007, easily defeating Detroit's...
New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez holds the bat as he return to the dugout in the Yankees baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in New York, in this Sept. 19, 2007 file photo. A-Rod...   (Associated Press)
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