"He won.

Justin Verlander is the American League's Most Valuable Player, according to Baseball Writers Association voting announced Monday. Boston's Jacoby Ellsbury finished second and Toronto's Jose Bautista third.

New York's Curtis Granderson, a former Tiger, was fourth, followed by Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera.

Verlander received 13 of the 28 first-place votes. He appeared on 27 of the 28 ballots.

He's the first Tiger, not just the first Tigers' pitcher, to win the award since Guillermo Hernandez in 1984.

Verlander also is the first pitcher to win the AL MVP award since Oakland's Dennis Eckersley in 1992. No pitcher has been named National League MVP since Bob Gibson of the Cardinals in 1968."