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11-12-2010, 03:00 PM
Five Dominicans won the Louisville Silver Slugger Awards of Major League Baseball announced Thursday, 11 November. The winners were chosen by voting conducted among Major League managers and coaches who were asked to name the players at each position in the National and American Leagues who put up the best seasons at the plate. Voters were forbidden from voting for players from their own clubs.
The winners were:
Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols (who also won the Gold Glove Award).
Vladimir Guerrero, designated hitter for the Rangers en route to the club's first World Series appearance. Playing on a one-year contract with the Rangers, he hit an even .300 with 29 home runs 115 RBIs and won his fifth Silver Slugger Awards.
American League's Boston Red Sox third baseman Adrian Beltre took home his first award since 2004, when he played for the Dodgers.
Also in the American League, Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista won another Silver Slugger Award for hitting 54 home runs, leading the Major Leagues this season.
"After winning the Hank Aaron Award," Bautista said, "being an offensive award, I sort of got my hopes up a lot more for the Silver Slugger. I knew I had a chance, but nothing was official, obviously. I'm really excited. It's a huge award to receive, identifying the elite hitter at each position. I'm just really honored and humbled," he is quoted in the Major League website.
Robinson Cano (also winner of a Gold Glove Award) was named the top offensive players in the American League at his position for the second time. Cano set career highs this season with 29 home runs and 109 RBIs while manning the keystone spot for the Yankees.
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The winners were:
Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols (who also won the Gold Glove Award).
Vladimir Guerrero, designated hitter for the Rangers en route to the club's first World Series appearance. Playing on a one-year contract with the Rangers, he hit an even .300 with 29 home runs 115 RBIs and won his fifth Silver Slugger Awards.
American League's Boston Red Sox third baseman Adrian Beltre took home his first award since 2004, when he played for the Dodgers.
Also in the American League, Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista won another Silver Slugger Award for hitting 54 home runs, leading the Major Leagues this season.
"After winning the Hank Aaron Award," Bautista said, "being an offensive award, I sort of got my hopes up a lot more for the Silver Slugger. I knew I had a chance, but nothing was official, obviously. I'm really excited. It's a huge award to receive, identifying the elite hitter at each position. I'm just really honored and humbled," he is quoted in the Major League website.
Robinson Cano (also winner of a Gold Glove Award) was named the top offensive players in the American League at his position for the second time. Cano set career highs this season with 29 home runs and 109 RBIs while manning the keystone spot for the Yankees.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101111&content_id=16073632&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)