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Becomes Youngest Player to Win AL MVP Award Unanimously

During Trout’s first two seasons, he put up audacious numbers, finishing second both years in AL MVP balloting to Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera. In 2014, the twenty-three-year-old Trout put his stamp on the season, becoming the youngest player to ever win the AL MVP Award in a unanimous vote. The last time an AL player earned the honor unanimously was Ken Griffey Jr. back in 1997. Trout hit .287 during the season while driving in 111 runs, clubbing 36 homers, and scoring 115 times. Detroit’s Victor Martinez was a distant second in the MVP voting, and Michael Brantley of the Cleveland Indians was third. Trout joined Mickey Mantle in being the only players who have finished as MVP

runner-up in consecutive seasons before winning the award the following season. Trout became the third player in Angels’ history to win the AL MVP Award, joining Vladimir Guerrero (2004) and Don Baylor (1979).

Trout put together a monster season in 2014 to become the youngest player to ever win the AL MVP Award in a unanimous vote.

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