AL MVP voting

Last update: November 18, 2008 - 8:26 PM

• The top 10 in voting for the American League Most Valuable Player Award, with first, second- and third-place votes and total points based on a 14-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis:

Player, team                       1st 2nd   3rd   Total
Dustin Pedroia, Boston       16     6      4      317
Justin Morneau, Twins          7      7      6      257
Kevin Youkilis, Boston           2      4       4      201
Joe Mauer, Twins                 2      8       1      188
Carlos Quentin, Chicago   —     1        4      160
Francisco Rodriguez, L.A.     1     2        6     143
Josh Hamilton, Texas          —    —       2      112
Alex Rodriguez, New York —    —       —        45
Carlos Pena, Tampa Bay    —    —       1        44
Grady Sizemore, Cleveland — —      —        42

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