![FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2011, file photo, Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander reacts after the final out in the sixth inning in Game 5 of baseball's American League championship series against the Texas Rangers in Detroit. Verlander won the American League MVP Award in voting announced Monday, Nov. 21, 2011.]()
Detroit pitcher Justin Verlander won the Most Valuable Player award on Monday, adding it to his Cy Young Award last week. Verlander earned the American League MVP honor Monday, receiving 13 of 28 first-place votes and 280 points in voting announced by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.