FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2016, file photo, Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout watches his RBI-single in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, in Houston. Trout, Mookie Betts and Jose Altuve are the finalists for the American League Most Valuable Player award. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith, File)
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CHICAGO (AP) - Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout has been voted AL MVP for the second time in three years.
While the Angels finished fourth in the AL West, Trout was his usual brilliant self. He batted .315 with 29 homers, 100 RBIs and 30 steals. He scored 17 percent of Los Angeles' runs, the highest percentage for an AL player since Rickey Henderson with the 1985 New York Yankees.
Trout becomes the first MVP from a losing team since Alex Rodriguez for Texas in 2003. He received 19 of 30 first-place votes
Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts finished second. AL batting champion Jose Altuve of Houston was third, and retiring Red Sox slugger David Ortiz finished sixth in his final year in the majors.
The results of the voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America were announced Thursday night.
FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2016, file photo, Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout is congratulated by teammates after hitting a solo home run off Seattle Mariners starter Taijuan Walker during the first inning of a baseball game, in Seattle. Trout, Mookie Betts and Jose Altuve are the finalists for the American League Most Valuable Player award.(AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File)
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FILE - This is a 2016 file photo showing Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels baseball team. Trout, Mookie Betts and Jose Altuve are the finalists for the American League Most Valuable Player award. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2016, file photo, Boston Red Sox's Mookie Betts hits an RBI sacrifice fly off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi during the sixth inning of a baseball game, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Betts, Mike Trout and Jose Altuve are the finalists for the American League Most Valuable Player award. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2016, file photo, Houston Astros' Jose Altuve scores the winning run on Carlos Correa's single in the 14th inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, in Houston. Altuve, Mike Trout and, Mookie Betts are the finalists for the American League Most Valuable Player award. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith, File)
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