Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton picked up 22 of 28 first-place votes en route to capturing the 2010 American League MVP award.
Hamilton led the AL with a .359 batting average and a .633 slugging percentage while belting 32 home runs and knocking in 100 runs to help the Rangers reach the World Series. He won the award despite missing 29 games with a bruised rib cage in September.
Miguel Cabrera, Robinson Cano, Jose Bautista and Paul Konerko rounded out the top five in voting while Boston's Adrian Beltre placed ninth.
The 29-year-old is the first Rangers player to win the award since Alex Rodriguez in 2003.
Below are the complete results.
1. Josh Hamilton, Texas — 22 first-place votes — 358 total points
2. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit — 5 first-place votes — 262 total points
3. Robinson Cano, New York — 229 total points
4. Jose Bautista, Toronto — 1 first-place vote — 165 total points
5. Paul Konerko, Chicago — 130 total points
6. Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay — 100 total points
7. Carl Crawford, Tampa Bay — 98 total points
8. Joe Mauer, Minnesota — 97 total points
9. Adrian Beltre, Boston — 83 total points
10. Delmon Young, Minnesota — 44 total points
11. Vladimir Guerrero, Texas — 22 total points
12. Rafael Soriano, Tampa Bay — 21 total points
13. CC Sabathia, New York — 13 total points
14. Shin-Soo Choo, Cleveland — 9 total points
15. Alex Rodriguez, New York — 8 total points
16. Felix Hernandez, Seattle — 6 total points
17. Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle — 3 total points
18. Jim Thome, Minnesota — 2 total points
t19. Joakim Soria, Kansas City — 1 total point
t19. Mark Teixeira, New York — 1 total point
