While it has nothing to do with the usual content of this Blog, in the interests of CanCon and Canuck pride, it's worth noting that New Westminster, British Columbia's own Justin Morneau has been named the American League's Most Valuable Player.
A first baseman with the Minnesota Twins, Morneau had a .321 average, 34 homers and 130 RBIs in 2006, helping the Twins to make the playoffs.
A bit more background, from his Wikipedia bio:
And from Yahoo:Morneau is a 1999 graduate of New Westminster Secondary School, where he was named the New Westminster High School Athlete of the year and was a member of Canadian national champion baseball teams in 1997 and 1998. In 1998, he was selected the best hitter and catcher of the National Championships.
He was selected by the Twins in 3rd round as the 89th overall pick of the 1999 MLB amateur entry draft.
Morneau became the second Canadian-born player to win [a baseball] MVP following Colorado's Larry Walker in 1997. He is the third Canadian-born athlete to win an MVP in a major pro league this year, following Phoenix Suns' guard Steve Nash and San Jose Sharks' center Joe Thornton.
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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