Jan 24, 2010 10:48 AM EST

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was emotional as he received an award from Babe Ruth's granddaughter on Saturday night.

"Postseason MVP. Wow," Rodriguez said. Pausing for effect he added, "What's next, the good guy award?"

Rodriguez completed a tumultuous season that began with an awkward confession to past steroid use and then hip surgery that kept him out until May by being selected the winner of the Babe Ruth Award as the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America's postseason MVP.

A-Rod picked up the hardware at the 87th annual New York baseball writers' dinner.

Via ESPN