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David Price a finalist for Players Choice Award

Tampa Bay's ace is up for the same award he won in 2010.

Jesse Johnson-US PRESSWIRE

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price is a finalist for the Players Choice Award for the American League's outstanding pitcher, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

The award will be announced Monday at 8 p.m. on the MLB Network.

Competing against Price for the award is Chris Sale of the Chicago White Sox and Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Price, 27, won 20 games this season for the Rays. He amassed a 2.56 ERA, which led the American League, and struck out 205 batters in 211 innings pitched. His WHIP checked in at 1.10.

Price is a three-time All-Star. He finished second in the American League Cy Young voting in 2010, the year Price won the Players Choice Award for the American League outstanding pitcher award.

Sale, 23, won 17 games for the White Sox this season. He had a 3.05 ERA and struck out 192 in 192 innings in his first season as a starter.

Weaver also won 20 games this season. He has a 2.81 ERA and a league-leading 1.02 WHIP.

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