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NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was voted the player of the year in balloting by his fellow major leaguers.

The players' union said Monday that Kershaw also won the Marvin Miller Man of the Year award.

Kershaw was 21-3 with a major league-best 1.77 ERA. He was voted the NL's outstanding pitcher and became the first player to win three Players Choice awards in one season since voting began in 1992.

"To get something like this that recognizes you not only as a pitcher, but as a player, too, it's amazing," Kershaw said during his Player of the Year acceptance interview. "It's something that you really got to take a step back and think about. Obviously, all of the other candidates are amazing players and just to be associated with those names is pretty awesome…to have the guys respect not only what you do on the mound, but just as a player is pretty awesome and something that I definitely don't take lightly."

Voting was conducted Sept. 16. That was before Kershaw went 0-2 with a 7.82 ERA in a pair of postseason starts against St. Louis.

The Miller award is for a player who most inspires others through his efforts on and off the field. Kershaw and his wife, Ellen, funded construction of homes for homeless children in Lusaka, Zambia.

Miami's Giancarlo Stanton was voted the NL's outstanding player and the Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout was selected the AL's outstanding player. Seattle's Felix Hernandez was voted the AL's outstanding pitcher.

Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu won AL Outstanding Rookie and New York Mets' Jacob deGrom NL Outstanding Rookie.

Miami third baseman Casey McGehee and Seattle pitcher Chris Young were voted the top comeback players.

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2014 Players Choice Awards Finalists and Winners (in bold type):

American League

Outstanding player: Jose Altuve (Houston), Victor Martinez (Detroit), Mike Trout (L.A. Angels)

Outstanding pitcher: Felix Hernandez (Seattle), Corey Kluber (Cleveland), Chris Sale (Chicago White Sox)

Outstanding rookie: Jose Abreu (Chicago White Sox), Danny Santana (Minnesota), Matt Shoemaker (Angels)

Comeback player: J.D. Martinez (Detroit), Victor Martinez (Detroit), Chris Young (Seattle)

National League

Outstanding player: Josh Harrison (Pittsburgh), Clayton Kershaw (L.A. Dodgers), Giancarlo Stanton (Miami)

Outstanding pitcher: Johnny Cueto (Cincinnati), Kershaw (L.A. Dodgers), Adam Wainwright (St. Louis)

Outstanding rookie: Jacob deGrom (N.Y. Mets), Billy Hamilton (Cincinnati), David Peralta (Arizona)

Comeback player: Tim Hudson (San Francisco), Casey McGehee (Miami), Edinson Volquez (Pittsburgh)

Either League

Player of Year:Kershaw (Dodgers), Stanton (Miami), Trout (Angels)

Man of the Year: Kershaw (Dodgers), Adam Laroche (Washington), Anthony Rizzo (Chicago Cubs)