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Tulowitzki Wins NL 2010 MVP Award
Friday, November 12th , 2010
The future looks extremely bright for Troy Tulowitzki. At the age of 26, many players are still trying to find their way in Major League Baseball.
Tulowitzki has not only found his way, he's already established himself as one of the game's brightest stars, today being named the winner of the NL MVP Award.
"I didn't expect to hit .366 this year, that's for sure," the shortstop said.
The Colorado Rockies star also put up a .431 on-base percentage this year, with 225 hits, 39 doubles, 7 triples, 44 home runs, 147 RBIs and 129 runs scored.
He received 26 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Pablo Sandoval of the Colorado Rockies finished second in voting, while Joey Votto of the Philadelphia Phillies finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Troy Tulowitzki - Colorado Rockies - 26 - 364 Pablo Sandoval - Colorado Rockies - 0 - 234 Joey Votto - Philadelphia Phillies - 0 - 204 Kendry Morales - Philadelphia Phillies - 0 - 181 Ryan Howard - Houston Astros - 0 - 126 Matt Holliday - Philadelphia Phillies - 0 - 105 Matt Kemp - Milwaukee Brewers - 0 - 102 Jose Bautista - New York Mets - 0 - 80 Prince Fielder - Milwaukee Brewers - 0 - 44 Max Scherzer - New York Mets - 0 - 27 Justin Upton - New York Mets - 0 - 25 Ryan Sweeney - Colorado Rockies - 0 - 12 Cliff Lee - New York Mets - 0 - 11 Grady Sizemore - Chicago Cubs - 0 - 9 Scott Rolen - St. Louis Cardinals - 0 - 6 Adam Dunn - Chicago Cubs - 0 - 2 Adam Wainwright - Houston Astros - 0 - 2
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