KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Kansas City Royals pitcher Zack Greinke
has been named American League Pitcher of the Year by the Major
League Baseball Players Association.
It's the third post-season honor for the Royals ace, whose 2.16 earned run average was the best in baseball. He also has received top A.L. pitcher honors by The Sporting News and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and is a leading candidate for the Cy Young Award, to be announced Nov. 17.
Greinke finished the 2009 season with a 16-8 record and was second in the American League with 242 strikeouts. He had six complete games and three shutouts, both second in the majors behind Toronto's Roy Halladay.
Adam Wainwright of the St. Louis Cardinals received the honor as the National League's best pitcher. Wainwright led National League with 19 wins, finishing 19-8 in 34 starts.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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It's the third post-season honor for the Royals ace, whose 2.16 earned run average was the best in baseball. He also has received top A.L. pitcher honors by The Sporting News and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and is a leading candidate for the Cy Young Award, to be announced Nov. 17.
Greinke finished the 2009 season with a 16-8 record and was second in the American League with 242 strikeouts. He had six complete games and three shutouts, both second in the majors behind Toronto's Roy Halladay.
Adam Wainwright of the St. Louis Cardinals received the honor as the National League's best pitcher. Wainwright led National League with 19 wins, finishing 19-8 in 34 starts.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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