Article: Barry Bonds became the first player to win four Most Valuable Player Awards, capping a record-breaking season in which his 73 home runs set the biggest mark of all.(SPORTS)

Byline: Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Barry Bonds became the first player to win four Most Valuable Player Awards, capping a record-breaking season in which his 73 home runs set the biggest mark of all.

The 37-year-old outfielder, who hit .328 with 137 RBI for the San Francisco Giants, received 30 of 32 first-place ballots and 438 points in voting for the National League award announced Monday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

''Once you've won it a few times, the standards for you are very high,'' Bonds said. ''It's very difficult to achieve it again.''

Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa got the other two first-place ...

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