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This day in baseball: MVP sweep

On November 19, 1998, Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was awarded the National League MVP award, and Juan Gonzales of the Texas Rangers won the American League MVP.  It was the first time that both MVP awards were won by Latino players in Major League Baseball.

Sammy Sosa (Jon Gudorf Photography, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic)
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