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Trout, Harper voted MLB Rookies of the Year

Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels became the youngest AL Rookie of the Year on Monday and Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals was voted the second-youngest winner of the NL honor. Trout, who turned 21 on Aug. 7, received all 28 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s AL panel. The center fielder was the eighth unanimous AL pick and the first since Tampa Bay’s Evan Longoria in 2008. Read More

Slideshow: Catch some of our favorite moments with Rookie of the Year Buster Posey

Buster Posey
After two days of celebrating last seasons World Series triumph, San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey received his 2010 season Rookie of the Year award before an adoring sold out crowd moments before facing the St. Louis Cardinals in the final match of a three-game series.   Click on the photo at right to start the slideshow. Read More

Belt’s short career full of optimism

Brandon Belt
It is soooooo tempting to think Brandon Belt is going to simply keep doing what he’s been doing. Even this spring, Belt has been swinging a sweet bat, hitting the kind of tape-measure rockets that leave those around him wide-eyed in wonder. His home run last week against the Brewers had San Francisco-saavy fans whispering “McCovey Cove.” Read More
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