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Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen and Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera have won baseball's Most Valuable Player awards.
McCutchen won the National League honor by a surprisingly wide margin Thursday. Cabrera took the AL prize for the second straight year by a comfortable gap over Mike Trout.
McCutchen received 28 of the 30 first-place votes from members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
The 27-year-old led a baseball revival in Pittsburgh, where the Pirates stopped a record streak of 20 losing seasons and made the playoffs for the first time since 1992.
McCutchen ranked among the NL leaders by hitting .317 with 21 home runs and 84 RBIs. He also scored 97 runs, stole 27 bases and had a .404 on-base percentage.
Cabrera, who drew 23 of 30 first-place votes, batted .348 with 44 home runs and 137 runs batted in.
"This is unbelievable," Cabrera said in an interview on MLB Network. "I'm so excited right now."
An eight-time All-Star, Cabrera missed several games after the All-Star break because of a bad back, a sore left flexor, a strain in his lower abdomen, shin trouble and the groin problem.
Despite the injuries, Cabrera became the first right-handed hitter to win three straight batting titles in either league since Rogers Hornsby in 1920-25.
The Associated Press
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