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Marlins beat Yanks 5-0 for winning season, face Cubs

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Marlins beat Yanks 5-0 for winning season, face Cubs

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LeMahieu had two hits to finish with a .364 batting average and became the first player to win undisputed batting titles in both the American and National Leagues. LeMahieu won the NL batting title with a .348 average for Colorado in 2016. His average was the highest for an AL batting champion since Minnesota’s Joe Mauer hit .365 in 2009.

Ed Delahanty hit .410 for the Philadelphia Phillies to win the NL championship in 1899. He is credited by some researchers with the 1902 AL championship at .376, while others accept Nap Lajoie as winning that title at .378 despite lacking the plate appearances required in more modern times.

LeMahieu became the first Yankee to win the batting crown since Bernie Williams in 1998. He became just the fourth Yankees player to lead the majors in batting average after Lou Gehrig in 1934, Joe DiMaggio in 1939 and Mickey Mantle and 1956.

Luke Voit finished with 22 homers, joining Babe Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Alex Rodriguez as Yankees to lead the majors in home runs.

Yankees: LHP James Paxton (left forearm) threw on flat ground.

Marlins: Have not announced the order of their rotation. It is likely Sandy Alcantara, Pablo López and rookie Sixto Sánchez will be the three starters.

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