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Mookie Betts wins 2018 AL MVP
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Mookie Betts wins 2018 MLB batting title: Boston Red Sox star finishes with .346 average, J.D. Martinez (.330) second
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Betts hits two of Dodgers' five homers and drives in four runs in 11-4 victory over Angels
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AL MVP: Red Sox's Mookie Betts wins award
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Mookie Betts finishes off spectacular Red Sox season by winning AL MVP
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Betts hits two of Dodgers' five homers and drives in four runs in 11-4 victory over Angels
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