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By Patrick Zeng @ Roundtripper891 With this week marking the occasion of the Yankees retiring Derek Jeter's iconic #2, much has been made of the fact that baseball has not had a true "face" since the Yankee captain hung up his cleats in 2014. Even with the likes of Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Clayton Kershaw and Kris Bryant dominating the game in markets all over the country, baseball has struggled to establish one star that shines above the rest. But they don't need one, because baseball differs from leagues like the NFL and NBA. Both these leagues are required to market their stars for they have so much more of an influence over a game than one MLB player. Players like LeBron James have the ability to score ten straight points for their team while Carlos Correa only comes up to bat once every nine players. The NFL and especially the NBA are much more individualistic leagues, so of course their star power is much more easily marketed. Debate always seems to center...

By Patrick Zeng @ Roundtripper891 📸:www.hindustantimes.com With the champions already having etched their name in history as well as three sides already knowing their demise from the premier league is complete, only a final spot in the coveted top four is left to shake out on the final Sunday of the season. And this leads us into awards season for the most interesting and exciting league in Europe. Player of the Year- N'golo Kante Is there any other answer? No player has impacted the past two title races more than Kante. He is the engine in the midfield that makes Antonio Conte's three at the back formation tick so efficiently, covering more ground than any player in the league. Kante averaged 2.36 tackles per game as well as 2.45 interceptions. Add these to the fact he had 0 defensive errors that led to a goal and the product is a midfield general that commanded Chelsea to yet another title. Young Player of the Year- Dele Alli Dele Alli's meteoric rise has ...