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Trout claims ‘surreal’ second AL MVP Award
- Updated: November 18, 2016
ANAHEIM — Angels outfielder Mike Trout could barely hold back his emotions as he and his family soaked in the news Thursday that Trout was named the 2016 American League MVP. The 25-year-old superstar claimed his second MVP honor in three years with 19 first-place votes from 30 members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts was the runner-up, while Astros second baseman Jose Altuve finished third in voting.
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“I was speechless,” Trout said on a conference call a little over an hour after hearing his name called as AL MVP. “It was one of the best feelings I ever felt. It’s special. It’s just surreal. You pinch yourself sometimes.”
AL MVP voting results Player, Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Points Mike Trout, Angels 19 8 1 1 356 Mookie Betts, Red Sox 9 17 4 311 Jose Altuve, Astros 2 15 11 2 227 Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays 2 9 7 6 200 Manny Machado, Orioles 5 7 150 • Complete voting results
Trout made history on his way to his second AL MVP Award since 2014. He’s the first player to finish in the top two in MVP voting in each of his first five full seasons in the Major Leagues. Trout also joined Barry Bonds as the only players in baseball history to finish in the top two in MVP voting in five straight years.
“To win it one time, it’s hard to do,” said Trout, the 15th player to earn multiple AL MVP Awards. “Twice? You saw my emotions tonight. It was something special. All the hard work, you just put your mind to it and you want to be the best and hopefully at the end of the season you’re in the conversation.”
The Cubs’ Kris Bryant won the National League MVP, marking the third time both MVPs were 25 or younger. The other two cases were Steve Garvey (25) and Jeff Burroughs (23) in 1974, and Hank Aaron (23) and Mickey Mantle (25) in 1957.
Trout previously was the runner-up to Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera in 2012 and ’13, a unanimous choice for the AL MVP Award in ’14 and the runner-up to Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson in ’15. Trout previously received six first-place votes in 2012, five in ’13, all 30 in ’14 and seven in ’15.
“This one has obviously got to be the biggest one,” Trout said of his …
