Cecil Fielder, whose baseball-bashing made Japan-bashing less popular in Detroit, was named The Associated Press Player of the Year on Wednesday.

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"Anytime you're compared with all your peers and you're selected the outstanding player, that's a great honor for me," Fielder said. "That's awesome. That's unbelievable."

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