Alex Rodriguez has won his third Most Valuable Player award, it was announced on Monday. Rodriguez won unanimously, getting 28 first-place votes and 382 total points. The closest competitor was Detroit's Magglio Ordonez, who received two first-place votes and 258 points.
Rodriguez became only the ninth player in MLB history to win the MVP award three or more times. He won the award for the first time with Texas in 2003 and then added two more in 2005 and 2007, both years with the Yankees. The 32-year old third baseman opted out of his contract with New York when the off-season began, but is now in the process of negotiating a 10-year, $275 million deal that would most likely keep him in the Bronx for the rest of his career barring a trade.
A-Rod batted .314 with 56 homers and 154 RBI this season. However, his playoff struggles continued, as he batted only .267 (4-for-15) with one homer that accounted for his lone RBI against the Cleveland Indians in the ALDS and went hitless with runners on base. Rodriguez is 8 for his last 59 (.136) in the postseason and 0 for his last 18 with men in scoring position.
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