Justin Verlander is the first pitcher to win the MVP award since Denis Eckersley in 1992. Verlander received 13 of the 28 first place votes and a total of 280 points, enough to beat out Jacoby Ellsbury of the Red Sox (242)and Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays (231). Verlander also won the AL Cy Young award last week.
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