Baseball America Major League Player of the Year

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
* Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame
‡ 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 Martínez* 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 Pujols 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 Kemp‡ Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder [9]
2012 Mike Trout‡ Los Angeles Angels Outfielder
2013 Mike Trout‡ (2) Los Angeles Angels Outfielder [10]
2014 Clayton Kershaw‡ Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher [11]
2015 Bryce Harper‡ Washington Nationals Outfielder
2016 Mike Trout‡ (3) Los Angeles Angels Outfielder [12]
2017 Jose Altuve‡ Houston Astros Second baseman [13]
2018 Mike Trout‡ (4) Los Angeles Angels Outfielder [14]
2019 Justin Verlander‡ Houston Astros Pitcher
2020 Freddie Freeman‡ Atlanta Braves First baseman
2021 Shohei Ohtani‡ Los Angeles Angels Pitcher / Designated hitter [15]
2022 Aaron Judge‡ New York Yankees Outfielder [16]
2023 Shohei Ohtani‡ (2) Los Angeles Angels Pitcher / Designated hitter
2024 Aaron Judge‡ (2) New York Yankees Outfielder

See also

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.
  15. ^ "Ohtani is Baseball Digest's Player of the Year". baseballamerica.com. 22 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  16. ^ "Baseball America Player of the Year". Retrieved 26 July 2023.