
Detroit's Miguel Cabrera won the American League's Most Valuable Player award on Thursday after becoming baseball's first Triple Crown winner in 45 years, and San Francisco's Buster Posey was voted the National League honor.
It is more rare than a perfect game and about as uncommon as an unassisted triple play.
Miguel Cabrera had just achieved baseball immortality, and everyone around him knew it.
Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers became just the 15th player _ and the first in 45 years _ to win baseball's Triple Crown, joining an elite list that includes Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams and Lou Gehrig.

Miguel Cabrera had just achieved baseball immortality, and everyone around him knew it.

Rather than spraying champagne in every direction, the defending World Series champions talked about holding a subdued party if they squeezed into the postseason.
Miguel Cabrera sat in front of his locker in the corner of the visiting clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, bantering in Spanish at a table full of teammates.
Miguel Cabrera won baseball's first Triple Crown in 45 years Wednesday night, achieving one of the game's greatest feats.

Miguel Cabrera sat in front of his locker in the corner of the visiting clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, bantering in Spanish at a table full of teammates.