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Why is it hard for pitchers to win the League MVP Award?

Updated: 8/19/2019
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There is a line of thought that pitchers shouldn't win the award because they aren't everyday players. The last pitcher to win an MVP award was American League reliever Dennis Eckersley of the Oakland A's in 1992.

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