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The award was renamed in 2015 in honor of its 2009 winner, Landon Donovan. The Landon Donovan MVP Award is an annual award for Major League Soccer players. It is voted on by media, MLS players, and club management and is given to the player deemed the most valuable player in the league each season.
Pages in category "Major League Soccer trophies and awards" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The first Most Valuable Player Award was not issued until 1932. After the cancellation of the 2020 season, [5] the league was known as the Triple-A East in 2021 before reverting to the International League name in 2022. [6] [7] Twenty-nine outfielders have won the MVP Award, the most of any position.
In 67 editions, a single MVP was named; in 1981, three MVPs were named; and in 2001, two MVPs were named. Thus, there have been a total of 72 MVPs. The position at which players have won the most MVPs is pitcher, 29 times. Four of those winners were exclusively relief pitchers, the most recent being Mariano Rivera in 1999. Twelve of the first ...
After the cancellation of the 2020 season, [5] the league was known as the Triple-A West in 2021 before reverting to the Pacific Coast League name in 2022. [6] [7] From 1927 to 2000, pitchers were eligible to win the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP).
Adam Kennedy won the 2002 ALCS MVP when he hit 3 home runs in 1 game; [6] he had hit 7 during the regular season and hit 80 in his 14-year career. [7] From the pitcher's mound, Steve Avery threw 16 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings without giving up a run in the 1991 NLCS, [8] and John Smoltz amassed 19 strikeouts the following year. [9] Liván Hernández won ...
Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx was the first player to win three MVP awards. Hall of Famer and two-time MVP Hank Greenberg was the first player to win the award at two different fielding positions (1B and OF). Jim Konstanty, to date the only National League relief pitcher to be named MVP, won it in 1950.
Hampton has hit the most home runs in a pitcher's Silver Slugger-winning season, with seven in 2001. [7] He is tied with Robinson as the leader in runs batted in, with 16 (Hampton, 2001; Robinson, 1982). [7] [10] Zack Greinke leads all Silver Slugger-winning pitchers in on-base percentage with a .409 clip set in 2013. [15]