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Major League Names MVP's
Wright, Younger Take Home Trophy's
11/14/2009
Uncasville, CT- Walt Younger became the first former ABL player to win a Major League Most Valuable Player Award. The 28 year old Rightfielder for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays hit .359 with 27 homers and 98 RBI. The Cut Off, Lousiana native came over to Tampa Bay in 2008 after spending one season in Virginia Beach for the ABL's Velocity. Younger also stole 37 bases in 2009, getting caught only six times.
David Wright of the New York Mets won his first National League MVP award. The 26 year old third basement was a rock all season long, finishing at .339 with 31 homers and 114 RBI. Wright slugged .585 and played in 155 games, his fourth season in a row of playing in at least 153 games for the Mets.
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