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It is the oldest still-extant award given to the single player in MLB who had the most outstanding season. Until 1969, it was the only major award given to a single player across MLB, rather than to a player in each league. In 1969, Baseball Digest began its Player of the Year award for
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)
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given to the most outstanding player in each year's MLB All-Star Game. Awarded each season since 1962, it was originally called the "Arch Ward Memorial Award" in honor of Arch Ward, the man who conceived the All-Star Game.
The Players Choice Awards are annual Major League Baseball awards, [1] given by the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). The Players Choice Awards are given following a secret ballot by players. [2] [3] Four awards go to a player in each league, while two awards each go to one player in all of Major League Baseball. Prize money is ...
MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award [36] MLB Clutch Performer of the Year Award [39] (discontinued) [20] Roberto Clemente Award¹: given to a player who "best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team" World Series MVP Award¹ [28] National League Championship Series ...
In Major League Baseball (MLB), the Player of the Month Award is given monthly during the regular season to two outstanding players, one each in the National League (NL) and American League (AL). The NL first awarded the honor during the 1958 season, when league president Warren Giles conducted a poll of media members covering the then-eight NL ...
In 2005, Major League Baseball officially sponsored its own Comeback Player of the Year Award for the first time. TSN and MLB honored the same players in 2005—Ken Griffey Jr. in the National League and Jason Giambi in the American League. The Players Choice Awards, awarded by the Major League Baseball Players Association, also began a ...
The Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award is presented by Major League Baseball (MLB) to the player who is judged to have "re-emerged on the baseball field during a given season." [1] The award was developed in 2005, as part of a sponsorship agreement between MLB and Viagra. [1]