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Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson captured the American League MVP award Thursday following a superb inaugural season in Toronto, preventing Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout from earning the honor for a second straight year.
In a more lopsided vote than most pundits anticipated, Donaldson received 23 of the 30 first-place votes to join George Bell (1987) as the only players in Blue Jays history to be named AL MVP. Trout, who led the league in wins above replacement, received the other seven first-place votes, while Kansas City Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain finished a distant third.
In a more lopsided vote than most pundits anticipated, Donaldson received 23 of the 30 first-place votes to join George Bell (1987) as the only players in Blue Jays history to be named AL MVP. Trout, who led the league in wins above replacement, received the other seven first-place votes, while Kansas City Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain finished a distant third.