Minnesota Twins teammates Jason Kubel and Delmon Young shared the American League Player of the Week for the last week of the season. Kubel and Young led the Twins' late surge, which saw the team go 5-2 to finish its regular season tied for with Detroit for the American League Central division lead. The Twins and the Tigers will play a one-game playoff in Minnesota Tuesday to determine the division champion, with the winner playing the Yankees in New York in the American League Divisional Series. Young hit safely in all seven games last week and went 13-for-29 with six runs scored.

Delmon Young was traded by Tampa Bay to Minnesota on Wednesday night as part of a six-player deal that sent right-hander Matt Garza to the Rays.

David Ortiz checked into the hospital again, and fellow Boston Red Sox sluggers Manny Ramirez and Wily Mo Pena were sent home to join him. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays called up one of their prized young hitters and Delmon Young had an eventful big-league debut Tuesday night.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tampa Bay Devil Rays prospect Delmon Young was suspended for 50 games without pay by the International League (IL) on Tuesday for throwing his bat at an umpire and hitting him in the chest.