Pujols, Young wrap up Players’ Choice Awards

The 2008 Players Choice Awards wrapped up Friday with Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols voted the Player of the Year. Rangers shortstop Michael Young was honored for his extensive charity work off the field (including work to fight pediatric cancer) with the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award.

Each of the winners will have ,000 donated to a charity of their choice. All of this week’s award announcements can be found at http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/awards/pa.

To recap the winners:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

OUTSTANDING PLAYER: Josh Hamilton (Texas)

OUTSTANDING PITCHER: Cliff Lee (Cleveland)

OUTSTANDING ROOKIE: Evan Longoria (Tampa Bay)

COMEBACK PLAYER: Cliff Lee (Cleveland)

NATIONAL LEAGUE

OUTSTANDING PLAYER: Albert Pujols (St. Louis)

OUTSTANDING PITCHER: Tim Lincecum (San Francisco)

OUTSTANDING ROOKIE: Geovany Soto (Chicago)

COMEBACK PLAYER: Fernando Tatis (New York)

OVERALL

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Albert Pujols (St. Louis)

MARVIN MILLER MAN OF THE YEAR:  Michael Young

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