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Galarraga places fifth in AL rookie balloting
While Evan Longoria was a runaway winner and Alexei Ramirez placed second, Galarraga actually received more third-place vote -- nine out of a possible 28 from the BBWAA voters -- than anyone else. However, Jacoby Ellsbury and Mike Aviles received a few second-place votes, enough to place third ...
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The Detroit Tiger Weblog — ... Beck's Blog: Galarraga places fifth in AL rookie balloting A very respectable showing. He faded a little in September which probably kept him from finishing higher. Not bad for one of those trades that didn't mean anything over the winter. ...

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