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====2003==== The 2003 season was Rodriguez's last year with the Rangers. He led the American League in home runs, runs scored, and slugging percentage, and won his second consecutive [[Gold Glove|Gold Glove Award]]. He also led the league in fewest at-bats per home run (12.9) and became the youngest player to hit 300 homers. He was tied with [[Jim Thome]] for the MLB lead in homers, and he won his second Babe Ruth Home Run Award.<ref name="morrissey">{{cite news|last=Morrissey|first=Michael|date=June 6, 2004|title=Hospital ward in Bronx|page=50|newspaper=[[New York Post]]|url=https://nypost.com/2004/06/06/hospital-ward-in-bronx/|access-date=November 8, 2011|quote=Before the game, Rodriguez received the Babe Ruth Award (for most homers in the majors last season) from Ruth's daughter and grandson.}}</ref><ref name="baberuthcentral">At the following webpage, '''''scroll down to''''' "The Babe Ruth Homerun Award". {{cite web|title=06 Fan Stories: Ultimate Babe Ruth Fans|url=http://www.baberuthcentral.com/Fan%20Stories/#HomeRun|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915121619/http://baberuthcentral.com/Fan%20Stories/|archive-date=September 15, 2011|access-date=September 15, 2011|website=Babe Ruth Central|publisher=}}</ref> Following five top-10 finishes in the AL MVP voting between 1996 and 2002, Rodriguez won his first MVP trophy. Rodriguez, a two-time runner up in the balloting by the [[Baseball Writers' Association of America]], joined outfielder [[Andre Dawson]] from the 1987 [[Chicago Cubs]] as the only players to play on last-place teams and win the award.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Perry|first=Dayn|date=November 17, 2016|title=Making the MVP case for Mike Trout and great players on bad teams|language=en|work=[[CBS Sports]]|url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/making-the-mvp-case-for-mike-trout-and-great-players-on-bad-teams/|access-date=December 9, 2017}}</ref> Following the 2003 season, Texas set out to part ways with Rodriguez and his expensive contract. The Rangers initially agreed to a trade with the [[Boston Red Sox]], sending Rodriguez to Boston for [[Manny Ramirez]], 19-year old pitching prospect [[Jon Lester]], and cash considerations. However, the [[Major League Baseball Players Association]] vetoed the deal because it called for a voluntary reduction in salary by Rodriguez.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Jaffe|first=Jay|date=August 9, 2016|title=What if Alex Rodriguez had been traded to Boston?|language=en|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2016/08/09/alex-rodriguez-trade-red-sox-yankees-alternate-history|access-date=December 9, 2017}}</ref> Despite the failed deal with the Red Sox, the Rangers named him [[captain (baseball)|team captain]] during that off-season.<ref>{{cite news|date=January 25, 2004|title=A-Rod: 'I feel a grand responsibility'|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=1718315|access-date=December 9, 2017|website=[[ESPN]]|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
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