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J.A. Happ learned on Monday that he'd finished second in the National League Rookie of the Year voting.

Tommy Hanson lived up to tremendous expectations and helped the Braves remain in the postseason picture during the final week of the regular season.

The Rookie of the Year awards were announced today, with A's closer Andrew Bailey taking the award in the AL and Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan winning in the NL.

National League Rookie of the Year and Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan and New York Mets outfielder Jeff Francoeur will headline the 2010 Louisville Baseball Leadoff Dinner sponsored by Republic Bank on Feb.

Players from the National League East division swept the top three spots in voting for the NL rookie of the year, as Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan won the award in a narrow race over Philadelphia Phillies left-hander J.A. Happ, with Atlanta Braves right-hander Tommy Hanson finishing third.

In the American League, Oakland Athletics closer Andrew Bailey won the award, with Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus finishing second and Detroit Tigers right-hander Rick Porcello third.

Coghlan, 24, became the third Marlins rookie honored with the award this decade, joining Dontrelle Willis (2003) and Hanley Ramirez (2006). Called up from Class AAA in early May, Coghlan led all NL rookies this year in batting average (.321), runs (84), hits (162) and on-base percentage (.390). After batting just .240 before the all-star break, he led all NL players in batting average (.372), runs (54) and hits (113) in the second half.

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In the cage, there is no grief. No anger, no worries, no regrets. Just the rhythmic serenade of a bat hitting a ball.

Michael Jong crafted his share of chemistry formulas to earn his degree from the University of Florida earlier this year.

The National League Rookie of the Year Award winner will be announced Monday at 2 p.m. ET.

The American League Gold Glove team will be announced Tuesday as baseball's awards season reaches full song for the next week.

No surprise here - Dan Uggla is attracting interest from the Orioles, Red Sox and Giants, according to Fox sports .

When the National League's Rookie of the Year is announced next week, Braves fans will either be celebrating Tommy Hanson's honor or criticizing those voters who instead opted to vote for either Phillies left-hander J.A. Happ or Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan.

Dontrelle Willis did it in 2003. Hanley Ramirez followed up in '06. Will Chris Coghlan continue the three-year National League Rookie of the Year trend for the Marlins? He's certainly a deserving candidate.

Once one of the top-rated prospects in the game, Jeremy Hermida didn't live up to expectations with the Marlins.

Andrew McCutchne's rookie season with the Pirates went about as well as he could have hoped.

Is there any chance that the Marlins can extend Dan Uggla like they did with Hanley Ramirez? Uggla is a great player and I could see him in the Opening Day lineup in the Marlins new stadium.

Every year, the passage into October marks the beginning of baseball's postseason, when some of the game's greatest heroes and moments are born.

Who do you think is going to be the Marlins' third baseman on Opening Day? -- Dennis C., Miami We haven't even started free agency, and the organization right now is trying to settle its coaching staff, so it is way too early to give a truly accurate prediction of who will start at a number of positions.

That's BBA as in Baseball Bloggers Alliance . The BBA is mimicking the Baseball Writers Association awards, casting ballots for the Manager, Rookie, Cy Young and MVP honors in both leagues.

Minutes before the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline, the Marlins acquired Nick Johnson in hopes of enhancing their playoff push.