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Tigers’ Justin Verlander wins AL Cy Young unanimously

Found November 16, 2011 on Leelanau Sports Guy's World:
PLAYERS: Justin Verlander,  Rick Porcello,  Jered Weaver,  James Shields,  Johan Santana,  Jim Leyland
TEAMS: Detroit Tigers,  Los Angeles Angels,  Tampa Bay Rays,  New York Mets,  Minnesota Twins,  New York Jets,  New England Patriots,  Toronto Blue Jays

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Actor Leslie Odom Jr, Tuskegee Airman Floyd Carter, MLB player Justin Verlander, Tuskegee Airman Dr. Roscoe Brown, MLB player Rick Porcello, Tuskegee Airmen Dabney Ian Montgomery and Wilfred Difore participate in The NFL And Red Tails Salute To The Tuskegee Airmen On Veteran’s Day Weekend During the New York Jets Vs. New England Patriots Game at Met Life Stadium on November 13, 2011 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (November 12, 2011 – Photo by Matthew Peyton/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — There has been do doubt among baseball followers for some time that Justin Verlander would win this year’s AL Cy Young Award. The question remains whether his magnificent season will earn him MVP honors as well. That won’t be answered until Monday, but for now Verlander will happily settle for claiming the first Cy Young of his career – and in unanimous fashion to boot. The Detroit Tigers ace received all 28 first-place votes in balloting conducted by the Baseball Writers...
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