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| | Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer speaks about winning the American League Most Valuable Player award, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Star Tribune, Jennifer Simonson) |
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| | Graphic profiles the 2009 American League Most Valuable Player; includes top vote-getters |
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| | FILE - This is an Oct. 4, 2009, file photo showing Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer acknowledges the crowd before a baseball game, in Minneapolis. Mauer has become only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009.(AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid, File) |
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| | New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana, of Venezuela, shakes hands with 104-year old Emilio "Millito" Navarro, the first Puerto Rican to play baseball in the U.S. Negro Leagues in San Juan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Santana and Navarro attended the invitation by Mets player Carlos Beltran to participate in the first fundraising event for the "Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy" that will cost around $10 million and will be both a baseball academy and a school with many academics facilities. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton) |
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| | New York Mets' Carlos Beltran, left, shares a joke with Puerto Rican artist Marc Anthony, right, as Mets pitcher Johan Santana, second right, and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Pedro Martinez look on in San Juan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Beltran invited fellow players and friends to participate in the first fundraising event for his "Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy" that will cost around $10 million and will be both a baseball academy and a school with many academics facilities. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton) |
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| | New York Mets' Carlos Beltran, left, Puerto Rican artist Marc Anthony, center, and Mets pitcher Johan Santana pose for a photo in San Juan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Beltran invited fellow players and friends to participate in the first fundraising event for his "Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy" that will cost around $10 million and will be both a baseball academy and a school with many academics facilities. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton) |
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