Baseball America Major League Player of the Year

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The Baseball America Major League Player of the Year award is given each year by Baseball America to the best player—at any position—in Major League Baseball. (Baseball America does not have a Pitcher of the Year award.[1]) The award was first presented in 1998.

Key[]

Year The year the player won the award
Player Name of the player
Team The player's team at the time he won the award
Position The player's position at the time he won the award
double-dagger Denotes player who is still active

Winners[]

See footnotes[2][3]
Year Player Team Position Ref
1998 Mark McGwire St. Louis Cardinals First baseman
1999 Pedro Martinez Boston Red Sox Pitcher
2000 Alex Rodriguez Seattle Mariners Shortstop
2001 Barry Bonds San Francisco Giants Outfielder
2002 Alex Rodriguez (2) Texas Rangers Shortstop
2003 Barry Bonds (2) San Francisco Giants Outfielder
2004 Barry Bonds (3) San Francisco Giants Outfielder
2005 Albert Pujolsdouble-dagger St. Louis Cardinals First baseman
2006 Johan Santana Minnesota Twins Pitcher [4]
2007 Alex Rodriguez (3) New York Yankees Third baseman [5]
2008 CC Sabathia Cleveland Indians
Milwaukee Brewers		 Pitcher [6]
2009 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins Catcher [7]
2010 Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher [8]
2011 Matt Kempdouble-dagger Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder [9]
2012 Mike Troutdouble-dagger Los Angeles Angels Outfielder
2013 Mike Troutdouble-dagger (2) Los Angeles Angels Outfielder [10]
2014 Clayton Kershawdouble-dagger Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher [11]
2015 Bryce Harperdouble-dagger Washington Nationals Outfielder
2016 Mike Troutdouble-dagger (3) Los Angeles Angels Outfielder [12]
2017 José Altuvedouble-dagger Houston Astros Second baseman [13]
2018 Mike Troutdouble-dagger (4) Los Angeles Angels Outfielder [14]
2019 Justin Verlanderdouble-dagger Houston Astros Pitcher
2020 Freddie Freemandouble-dagger Atlanta Braves First baseman

See also[]

  • Players Choice Awards Player of the Year (in MLB; for all positions)
  • Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award (in MLB; for all positions)
  • "Esurance MLB Awards" Best Major Leaguer (in MLB; for all positions) (also Best Hitter and Best Pitcher)
  • The Sporting News Player of the Year Award (in MLB; for all positions) (Sporting News also has a Pitcher of the Year award for each league)
  • The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award (in each league) (discontinued in 1946)
  • Baseball Digest Player of the Year (in MLB; for position players) (from 1969 to 1993, included all positions; in 1994, a separate Pitcher of the Year award was added)
  • Kenesaw Mountain Landis Most Valuable Player Award (in each league; for all positions) (MLB also has the Cy Young Award for a pitcher in each league)
  • Baseball America Rookie of the Year
  • Baseball awards § U.S. major leagues: Awards by organizations other than MLB
  • List of MLB awards

References[]

  1. ^ Baseball America 2009 Award Winners webpage. Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  2. ^ Major League: Player of the Year Archived 2014-03-10 at the Wayback Machine (1998–present) (Baseball America Awards webpage). Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  3. ^ Majors: Awards: Player Of The Year (individual articles). Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  4. ^ Neal, La Velle (October 20, 2006). "Supernatural: Santana Proves Unittable; Twins find earns Baseball America's Player of the Year award". Baseball America Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  5. ^ King, George (October 29, 2007). "2007 Major League Player Of The Year: Alex Rodriguez; Rodriguez puts up big numbers but controversy still follows". Baseball America Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  6. ^ "Sabathia Earns Player Of The Year Nod: Brewers lefthander carried team to the playoffs". Baseball America Inc. October 22, 2008. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  7. ^ Crasnick, Jerry (October 29, 2009). "Mauer's Amazing Season Earns Player Of The Year Nod". Baseball America Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  8. ^ Stark, Jayson (October 27, 2010). "Major League Player Of The Year: Roy Halladay". Baseball America Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  9. ^ Haakenson, Joe (October 14, 2011). "2011 Major League Player Of The Year: Matt Kemp". Baseball America Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  10. ^ Eddy, Matt (October 25, 2013). "2013 Major League Player of The Year: Mike Trout". Baseball America. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  11. ^ Shaikin, Bill (October 21, 2014). "Major League Player Of The Year: Baseball's Best Pitcher Keeps Looking Ahead". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  12. ^ "STILL THE BEST: MIKE TROUT". Baseball America. October 13, 2013.
  13. ^ "From Afterthought To Foundation Of A Winner". Baseball America. October 5, 2017.
  14. ^ "Trout Delivers 'Best Year' Yet, Wins Player Of The Year". Baseball America. October 5, 2018.

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