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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

(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... Read full story »

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