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Detroit's Cabrera named AL MVP

(MCT) DETROIT — Old school common sense won out over new school sabermetrics.

Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers won the American League's Most Valuable Player Award over Mike Trout of the Los Angles Angels in voting by 28 members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The announcement was televised live on the MLB Network on Thursday night.

"Wow. Wow. I don't believe it," Cabrera said. "I'm very excited. I'm like, I don't have any words to explain like how excited I'm right now. I never expected I'd end up winning because Mike Trout, he (had an) unbelievable season," Cabrera said. "Man, I've very surprised."

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