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Article: MVP; The Minnesota Twins' Justin Morneau became the American League's Most Valuable Player.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- November 22, 2006
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Byline: Joe Christensen; Staff Writer
Twins first baseman Justin Morneau went to bed Monday convinced that he had no better than a 50-50 chance to win American League Most Valuable Player honors over Derek Jeter, David Ortiz and Frank Thomas.
His father, George, told him not to worry, saying he was proud just to have his son mentioned in that company.
On Tuesday, Morneau found himself atop that list, edging Jeter in a close vote by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
"When I started talking to my dad, I think I started crying before he did," Morneau said.
Pride was overflowing within the Twins organization, too.
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