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Jose Reyes became the first player in the New York Mets' half-century history to win a National League batting title, edging Milwaukee's Ryan Braun by five percentage points in a controversial finish on Wednesday.
Perhaps playing his final game for the Mets, Reyes led Braun .336 to .335 at the start of the day.
Reyes bunted for a hit in the first inning of New York's game against Cincinnati and then came out with a .337 average. That left Braun needing to go 3 for 4 or better in Milwaukee's regular-season finale against Pittsburgh, but Braun had an 0-for-4 night and wound up at .332.
"I'm humbled and honored," Reyes said in a statement issued by the Mets. "It means so much to my family and my country, the Dominican Republic. I have been through a lot over the past few years, so this really means a lot to me. It's also very special to be the first Mets player to win a batting title."
Detroit's Miguel Cabrera won his first American League title, giving both leagues new batting champions for the second straight year. Cabrera finished at .344, with Boston's Adrian Gonzalez and the Texas Rangers' Michael Young at .338.
Fans at Citi Field booed when Reyes came out. "It was kind of tough," said Reyes, who can now become a free agent. "I want to stay in the game. They have to understand, too, what's going on. They have to feel happy about it if I win the battling title."
That he did, about 9 1/2 hours after taking his final swing of the year.
"I'm not going to judge him. I respect whatever decision he decided to make," Braun said before the game, adding after: "I'm a little disappointed, of course, but the chances of actually going 3 for 4 weren't likely."
Toronto's Jose Bautista won his second straight home run title with 43, while the Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp homered in his next-to-last at-bat to lead the NL with 39, one more than Milwaukee's Prince Fielder.
After threatening to become the first Triple Crown winner since Boston's Carl Yastrzemski in 1967, Kemp faded from the batting race and had a .324 average. Kemp led the NL with 126 runs batted in, the first Dodgers player to lead the league in homers and RBI since Dolph Camilli in 1941.
The Yankees' Curtis Granderson topped the AL with 119 RBI, one more than teammate Robinson Cano and two in front of Gonzalez.
Perhaps playing his final game for the Mets, Reyes led Braun .336 to .335 at the start of the day.
Reyes bunted for a hit in the first inning of New York's game against Cincinnati and then came out with a .337 average. That left Braun needing to go 3 for 4 or better in Milwaukee's regular-season finale against Pittsburgh, but Braun had an 0-for-4 night and wound up at .332.
"I'm humbled and honored," Reyes said in a statement issued by the Mets. "It means so much to my family and my country, the Dominican Republic. I have been through a lot over the past few years, so this really means a lot to me. It's also very special to be the first Mets player to win a batting title."
Detroit's Miguel Cabrera won his first American League title, giving both leagues new batting champions for the second straight year. Cabrera finished at .344, with Boston's Adrian Gonzalez and the Texas Rangers' Michael Young at .338.
Fans at Citi Field booed when Reyes came out. "It was kind of tough," said Reyes, who can now become a free agent. "I want to stay in the game. They have to understand, too, what's going on. They have to feel happy about it if I win the battling title."
That he did, about 9 1/2 hours after taking his final swing of the year.
"I'm not going to judge him. I respect whatever decision he decided to make," Braun said before the game, adding after: "I'm a little disappointed, of course, but the chances of actually going 3 for 4 weren't likely."
Toronto's Jose Bautista won his second straight home run title with 43, while the Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp homered in his next-to-last at-bat to lead the NL with 39, one more than Milwaukee's Prince Fielder.
After threatening to become the first Triple Crown winner since Boston's Carl Yastrzemski in 1967, Kemp faded from the batting race and had a .324 average. Kemp led the NL with 126 runs batted in, the first Dodgers player to lead the league in homers and RBI since Dolph Camilli in 1941.
The Yankees' Curtis Granderson topped the AL with 119 RBI, one more than teammate Robinson Cano and two in front of Gonzalez.
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