True value: Trout, Bryant named MVPs

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Angels outfielder Mike Trout earned his second career AL Most Valuable Player Award, while in the NL, Cubs slugger Kris Bryant became the fourth player to win the MVP Award a year after being the Rookie of the Year.

The Red Sox’s Mookie Betts and Astros’ Jose Altuve finished second and third, respectively in the AL.  

The Nationals’ Daniel Murphy finished second in the NL, followed by the Dodgers’ Corey Seager. Bryant received 29 of a possible 30 votes.

• All-time MVP winners 

Trout is the first player to finish in the top three in MVP voting in each of his first five full seasons in the Major Leagues. He joins teammate Albert Pujols and Barry Bonds as the only players in baseball history to finish in the top three in MVP voting in five straight years. 

Trout previously was the runner-up to Tigers slugger Miguel …

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