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| 1988 | Kirk Gibson is named the National League Most Valuable Player, with Mets outfielders Darryl Strawberry and Kevin McReynolds also receiving first-place votes for the award. The Dodger World Series hero, the first MVP not to be named an All-Star in the same season, batted .290 and drove in 76 runs in 150 games. |
| 2006 | Six weeks after the Marlins fired him, Joe Girardi wins the NL Manager of the Year award when he received 18 of 32 first-place votes in the BBWAA's balloting. The unemployed freshman skipper, who easily outpointed Willie Randolph of the Mets for the honor, is the first manager of a losing team (78-84) to cop the award. |
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