Red Sox Pedroia and Brewers Braun win MLB Rookie-of-Year Awards

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NEW YORK (AFP) — Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia and Milwaukee infielder Ryan Braun were named Major League Baseball's 2007 rookies of the year in their respective divisions Monday.

Pedroia, of the World Series champion Red Sox, received 24 of the 28 first-place votes in balloting conducted by two writers from each of the 14 American League cities. He also received four second-place votes and 132 total points.

Braun, a third baseman with the Brewers, captured the National League award from the Baseball Writers Association of America.

The only player named on all 28 ballots, the diminutive Pedroia led all rookies in batting average at .317, on-base plus slugging at .823, runs scored with 86 and doubles with 39.

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