Major League Baseball handed out it's 2014 Most Valuable Player Awards on Thursday, with Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw garnering the honor in the National League, and Los Angeles Angles outfielder Mike Trout being tabbed in the American League in voting done by the Baseball Writers' Association of America

Kershaw won the MVP honor just one day after collecting his third NL Cy Young Award in four years, becoming only the ninth player in Major League history to win both in the same year.

The 26-year Kershaw went 21-3 with a 1.77 ERA. in 2014, while recording 239 strikeouts in 198.1 innings.

The 11th Dodger player to win the MVP, and first since Kirk Gibson won the award back in 1988, Kershaw collected 18 of a possible 30 first place votes, and 355 total points, to beat out Miami's Giancarlo Stanton (298) and Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen (271), who finished second and third, respectively.

Jim Duquette, of MLB.com, reflects on Kershaw's season:

Trout was the unanimous selection in the American League, after hitting .287, to go along with 36 home runs, 111 runs batted in, 115 runs scored, and 16 stolen bases.

The 22-year old Trout becomes fifth-youngest MVP in history, and the youngest since Cal Ripken Jr. in 1983.

Trout becomes the third Angel player to win the award, joining Vladimir Guerrero (2004) and Don Baylor (1979).

After finishing second, behind Miguel Cabrera in both 2012 and 2013, Trout won this year's award, finishing ahead of Detroit's Victor Martinez, who finished second, and Cleveland's Michael Brantley, who finished third.

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Jim Duquette, of MLB.com, breaks down Trout's monster season:

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