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Why New York Yankees Ageless Star Derek Jeter Is Not a Top AL MVP Candidate

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has done a lot of things during his career, but one thing he's never done is win the American League MVP award.

He's come close a couple times. He finished third in the voting in 1998 and 2009, and he was the runner-up in the voting to Justin Morneau in 2006. He's also finished sixth in the voting once and 10th three times.

Despite all the close calls, he hasn't won it yet. Some find that to be strange. Outrageous even.

There's a train of thought out there that Jeter's luck may finally change this year. Barry M. Bloom of MLB.com wrote back in July that Jeter's 2012 season is worthy of serious MVP consideration, and Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune wrote just a couple weeks ago that he'd ...

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