Albert Pujols was named the National League MVP on Monday afternoon. It was Pujols’s second MVP award of his career as he also won the award back in 2005. He 18 of 32 first place votes to win the award without much competition.

Pujols hit .357 with 37 home runs and 116 RBIs while playing with a sore right elbow. He was rewarded despite the Cardinals’ fourth-place finish in the NL Central. He is the only big leaguer to hit at least 30 home runs in his first eight seasons in the majors and has finished in the top 10 of the NL MVP voting each year. Pujols earned a $200,000 bonus for winning the award.

Congrats to Albert!