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 donated to a charity of each winner's choice.[4]
The first Players Choice Awards were given in 1992, to the Comeback Player in each of the two major leagues. There were no other awards that year. In 1993, the Comeback Player awards were replaced by an Outstanding Player award for each league. Then, in 1994, two more categories were added: Outstanding Pitcher (in each league) and Outstanding Rookie (in each league).
In 1997, the dual Comeback Player awards were again named, along with the first-ever single award – the Man of the Year – for one player in all of Major League Baseball. In 1998, a second non-dual award was added, Player of the Year. In addition, the Man of the Year award was renamed in honor of Marvin Miller, former executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association. In 1999, a special Player of the Decade award was given.
In 2015, a third non-dual award was created. The "Always Game" award is given to the player who – game in and game out – constantly exhibits positive energy, grit, tenacity, hustle, perseverance, relentlessness and sportsmanship; all for the benefit of his teammates and fans.[5]
This award is given to "the player in either league whose on-field performance and contributions to his community inspire others to higher levels of achievement."[6] First given in 1997 (as the "Man of the Year" Award), it was renamed in 1998 in honor of Marvin Miller, former executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association.
First handed out in 2020, this award is given to a former player, living or deceased, who in the image of Curt Flood demonstrated a selfless, longtime devotion to the Players Association and advancement of Players’ rights.
In 1992, this was the first ever Players Choice Award. There were no other awards that year. The Comeback Player award was not given from 1993 to 1996, although awards were given in other categories. In 1997, it was again awarded and has been ever since.
Frank Thomas won the Comeback Player of the Year Award twice.
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)
"Esurance MLB Awards" Best Major Leaguer (in MLB; for all positions) (there are also awards for Best Hitter and Best Pitcher)
^For MLB's listing of awards and winners, go to MLB's awards page. Under "All-time winners," click on the drop-down menu (which lists all of MLB's current and discontinued awards). When you click on each award, you then see all of that award's winners. MLB Advanced Media, LP. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
^"Major League Baseball Players Association: Programs". Mlb.com. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
^Jack O'Connell / MLB.com. "Two Players Choice Awards for Howard | MLB.com: News". MLB.com. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
^Miller, Doug (November 9, 2015). "Donaldson, Harper top Players Choice field: Jones is Marvin Miller Man of the Year; Greinke, Keuchel named Outstanding Pitchers". MLB.com. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
^Graham, Dennis (November 30, 2018). "Curtis Granderson, J.D. Martinez Win Top Honors in 2018 Players Choice Awards". playerstrust.org. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
External linksedit
"Players Choice Awards History". MLB.com. Major League Baseball Players Association. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
November 26, 2023
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The Players Choice Awards are annual Major League Baseball awards 1 given by the Major League Baseball Players Association MLBPA Players Choice AwardsAwarded forMajor Leaguers recognize the on field and off field achievements of their peers through the Players Trust s Players Choice Awards program LocationDallas Texas 2018 Presented byMajor League Baseball Players AssociationHistoryFirst award1992Most recent2022Websiteplayerstrust wbr org wbr programs wbr playerschoiceawards wbr 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 donated to a charity of each winner s choice 4 The first Players Choice Awards were given in 1992 to the Comeback Player in each of the two major leagues There were no other awards that year In 1993 the Comeback Player awards were replaced by an Outstanding Player award for each league Then in 1994 two more categories were added Outstanding Pitcher in each league and Outstanding Rookie in each league In 1997 the dual Comeback Player awards were again named along with the first ever single award the Man of the Year for one player in all of Major League Baseball In 1998 a second non dual award was added Player of the Year In addition the Man of the Year award was renamed in honor of Marvin Miller former executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association In 1999 a special Player of the Decade award was given In 2015 a third non dual award was created The Always Game award is given to the player who game in and game out constantly exhibits positive energy grit tenacity hustle perseverance relentlessness and sportsmanship all for the benefit of his teammates and fans 5 Contents 1 Awards for one player in all of Major League Baseball 1 1 Player of the Year 1 2 The Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award 1 3 Curt Flood Award 1 4 Majestic Athletic Always Game Award 2 Awards for a player in each league 2 1 Outstanding Player 2 2 Outstanding Pitcher 2 3 Outstanding Rookie 2 4 Comeback Player 3 Award for Player of the Decade 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksAwards for one player in all of Major League Baseball editPlayer of the Year edit nbsp Jose Altuve was Player of the Year in 2016 and 2017 nbsp Shohei Ohtani was Player of the Year in 2021 This award was first given in 1998 Year Winner Team1998 Mark McGwire St Louis Cardinals1999 Pedro Martinez Boston Red Sox2000 Carlos Delgado Toronto Blue Jays2001 Barry Bonds 1 San Francisco Giants2002 Alex Rodriguez 1 Texas Rangers2003 Albert Pujols 1 St Louis Cardinals2004 Barry Bonds 2 San Francisco Giants2005 Andruw Jones Atlanta Braves2006 Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies2007 Alex Rodriguez 2 New York Yankees2008 Albert Pujols 2 St Louis Cardinals2009 Albert Pujols 3 St Louis Cardinals2010 Carlos Gonzalez Colorado Rockies2011 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers2012 Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers2013 Miguel Cabrera 2 Detroit Tigers2014 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers2015 Josh Donaldson Toronto Blue Jays2016 Jose Altuve Houston Astros2017 Jose Altuve 2 Houston Astros2018 J D Martinez Boston Red Sox2019 Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels2020 Freddie Freeman Atlanta Braves2021 Shohei Ohtani Los Angeles Angels2022 Aaron Judge New York YankeesThe Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award edit Main article Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award This award is given to the player in either league whose on field performance and contributions to his community inspire others to higher levels of achievement 6 First given in 1997 as the Man of the Year Award it was renamed in 1998 in honor of Marvin Miller former executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association nbsp Curtis Granderson has won the Man of the Year Award four times Year Winner Team1997 Mark McGwire Oakland Athletics and St Louis Cardinals1998 Paul Molitor Minnesota Twins1999 Sammy Sosa Chicago Cubs2000 Eric Davis St Louis Cardinals2001 Jim Thome 1 Cleveland Indians2002 John Smoltz 1 Atlanta Braves2003 John Smoltz 2 Atlanta Braves2004 Jim Thome 2 Philadelphia Phillies2005 Mike Sweeney Kansas City Royals2006 Albert Pujols St Louis Cardinals2007 Torii Hunter Minnesota Twins2008 Michael Young 1 Texas Rangers2009 Curtis Granderson 1 Detroit Tigers2010 Brandon Inge Detroit Tigers2011 Michael Young 2 Texas Rangers2012 Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves2013 Mariano Rivera New York Yankees2014 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers2015 Adam Jones Baltimore Orioles2016 Curtis Granderson 2 New York Mets2017 Anthony Rizzo Chicago Cubs2018 Curtis Granderson 3 Toronto Blue Jays and Milwaukee Brewers2019 Curtis Granderson 4 Miami Marlins2020 Nelson Cruz Minnesota Twins2021 Marcus Semien Toronto Blue Jays2022 Francisco Lindor New York MetsCurt Flood Award edit First handed out in 2020 this award is given to a former player living or deceased who in the image of Curt Flood demonstrated a selfless longtime devotion to the Players Association and advancement of Players rights Year Winner2020 Andre Dawson2021 Mark Belanger2022 Steve RogersMajestic Athletic Always Game Award edit This award was first given in 2015 The award was not included in the list of 2018 winners 7 Year Winner Team2015 Jose Altuve Houston Astros2016 Jose Altuve 2 Houston Astros2017 Nolan Arenado Colorado RockiesAwards for a player in each league editOutstanding Player edit First awarded in 1993 nbsp Alex Rodriguez was AL Outstanding Player six times Year American League National LeaguePlayer Team Player Team1993 Frank Thomas 1 Chicago White Sox Barry Bonds 1 San Francisco Giants1994 Frank Thomas 2 Chicago White Sox Jeff Bagwell Houston Astros1995 Albert Belle Cleveland Indians Dante Bichette Colorado Rockies1996 Alex Rodriguez 1 Seattle Mariners Ken Caminiti San Diego Padres1997 Ken Griffey Jr Seattle Mariners Larry Walker Colorado Rockies1998 Alex Rodriguez 2 Seattle Mariners Sammy Sosa Chicago Cubs1999 Manny Ramirez Cleveland Indians Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves2000 Carlos Delgado Toronto Blue Jays Todd Helton Colorado Rockies2001 Alex Rodriguez 3 Texas Rangers Barry Bonds 2 San Francisco Giants2002 Alex Rodriguez 4 Texas Rangers Barry Bonds 3 San Francisco Giants2003 Alex Rodriguez 5 Texas Rangers Albert Pujols 1 St Louis Cardinals2004 Ichiro Suzuki Seattle Mariners Barry Bonds 4 San Francisco Giants2005 David Ortiz Boston Red Sox Andruw Jones Atlanta Braves2006 Jermaine Dye Chicago White Sox Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies2007 Alex Rodriguez 6 New York Yankees Prince Fielder Milwaukee Brewers2008 Josh Hamilton 1 Texas Rangers Albert Pujols 2 St Louis Cardinals2009 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins Albert Pujols 3 St Louis Cardinals2010 Josh Hamilton 2 Texas Rangers Carlos Gonzalez Colorado Rockies2011 Curtis Granderson New York Yankees Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers2012 Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates2013 Miguel Cabrera 2 Detroit Tigers Andrew McCutchen 2 Pittsburgh Pirates2014 Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Giancarlo Stanton Miami Marlins2015 Josh Donaldson Toronto Blue Jays Bryce Harper Washington Nationals2016 Jose Altuve Houston Astros Daniel Murphy Washington Nationals2017 Jose Altuve 2 Houston Astros Giancarlo Stanton 2 Miami Marlins2018 Mookie Betts Boston Red Sox Christian Yelich Milwaukee Brewers2019 Mike Trout 2 Los Angeles Angels Anthony Rendon Washington Nationals2020 Jose Abreu Chicago White Sox Freddie Freeman Atlanta Braves2021 Shohei Ohtani 1 Los Angeles Angels Bryce Harper Philadelphia Phillies2022 Aaron Judge New York Yankees Paul Goldschmidt St Louis Cardinals2023 Shohei Ohtani 2 Los Angeles Angels Ronald Acuna Jr Atlanta BravesOutstanding Pitcher edit First awarded in 1994 nbsp Clayton Kershaw has been NL Outstanding Pitcher three times Year American League National LeaguePlayer Team Player Team1994 Jimmy Key New York Yankees Greg Maddux 1 Atlanta Braves1995 Randy Johnson 1 Seattle Mariners Greg Maddux 2 Atlanta Braves1996 Pat Hentgen Toronto Blue Jays John Smoltz Atlanta Braves1997 Roger Clemens 1 Toronto Blue Jays Pedro Martinez 1 Montreal Expos1998 Pedro Martinez 2 Roger Clemens 2 Boston Red SoxToronto Blue Jays Greg Maddux 3 Atlanta Braves1999 Pedro Martinez 3 Boston Red Sox Mike Hampton Houston Astros2000 Pedro Martinez 4 Boston Red Sox Randy Johnson 2 Arizona Diamondbacks2001 Roger Clemens 3 New York Yankees Curt Schilling 1 Arizona Diamondbacks2002 Barry Zito Oakland Athletics Curt Schilling 2 Arizona Diamondbacks2003 Roy Halladay Toronto Blue Jays Eric Gagne Los Angeles Dodgers2004 Johan Santana 1 Minnesota Twins Jason Schmidt San Francisco Giants2005 Bartolo Colon Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Chris Carpenter 1 St Louis Cardinals2006 Johan Santana 2 Minnesota Twins Chris Carpenter 2 St Louis Cardinals2007 CC Sabathia Cleveland Indians Jake Peavy San Diego Padres2008 Cliff Lee Cleveland Indians Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants2009 Zack Greinke 1 Kansas City Royals Adam Wainwright St Louis Cardinals2010 David Price 1 Tampa Bay Rays Roy Halladay 2 Philadelphia Phillies2011 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers Clayton Kershaw 1 Los Angeles Dodgers2012 David Price 2 Tampa Bay Rays R A Dickey New York Mets2013 Max Scherzer 1 Detroit Tigers Clayton Kershaw 2 Los Angeles Dodgers2014 Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners Clayton Kershaw 3 Los Angeles Dodgers2015 Dallas Keuchel Houston Astros Zack Greinke 2 Los Angeles Dodgers2016 Rick Porcello Boston Red Sox Kyle Hendricks Chicago Cubs2017 Corey Kluber Cleveland Indians Max Scherzer 2 Washington Nationals2018 Blake Snell Tampa Bay Rays Jacob deGrom New York Mets2019 Justin Verlander 2 Houston Astros Jacob deGrom 2 New York Mets2020 Shane Bieber Cleveland Indians Trevor Bauer Cincinnati Reds2021 Robbie Ray Toronto Blue Jays Max Scherzer 3 Washington Nationals Los Angeles Dodgers2022 Justin Verlander 3 Houston Astros Sandy Alcantara Miami MarlinsOutstanding Rookie edit First awarded in 1994 nbsp In 2001 Albert Pujols was the Outstanding Rookie in the National League Year American League National LeaguePlayer Team Player Team1994 Bob Hamelin Kansas City Royals Raul Mondesi Los Angeles Dodgers1995 Marty Cordova Minnesota Twins Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves1996 Derek Jeter New York Yankees Todd Hollandsworth Los Angeles Dodgers1997 Nomar Garciaparra Boston Red Sox Scott Rolen Philadelphia Phillies1998 Ben Grieve Oakland Athletics Kerry Wood Chicago Cubs1999 Carlos Beltran Kansas City Royals Preston Wilson Florida Marlins2000 Terrence Long Oakland Athletics Rafael Furcal Atlanta Braves2001 Ichiro Suzuki Seattle Mariners Albert Pujols St Louis Cardinals2002 Eric Hinske Toronto Blue Jays Jason Jennings Colorado Rockies2003 Angel Berroa Kansas City Royals Scott Podsednik Milwaukee Brewers2004 Bobby Crosby Oakland Athletics Jason Bay Pittsburgh Pirates2005 Huston Street Oakland Athletics Willy Taveras Houston Astros2006 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers Dan Uggla Florida Marlins2007 Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers2008 Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays Geovany Soto Chicago Cubs2009 Gordon Beckham Chicago White Sox J A Happ Philadelphia Phillies2010 Austin Jackson Detroit Tigers Buster Posey San Francisco Giants2011 Mark Trumbo Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Craig Kimbrel Atlanta Braves2012 Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Todd Frazier Cincinnati Reds2013 Wil Myers Tampa Bay Rays Jose Fernandez Miami Marlins2014 Jose Abreu Chicago White Sox Jacob deGrom New York Mets2015 Carlos Correa Houston Astros Kris Bryant Chicago Cubs2016 Michael Fulmer Detroit Tigers Corey Seager Los Angeles Dodgers2017 Aaron Judge New York Yankees Cody Bellinger Los Angeles Dodgers2018 Miguel Andujar New York Yankees Ronald Acuna Jr Atlanta Braves2019 Yordan Alvarez Houston Astros Pete Alonso New York Mets2020 Kyle Lewis Seattle Mariners Jake Cronenworth San Diego Padres2021 Ryan Mountcastle Baltimore Orioles Jonathan India Cincinnati Reds2022 Julio Rodriguez Seattle Mariners Spencer Strider Atlanta BravesComeback Player edit See also Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award In 1992 this was the first ever Players Choice Award There were no other awards that year The Comeback Player award was not given from 1993 to 1996 although awards were given in other categories In 1997 it was again awarded and has been ever since nbsp Frank Thomas won the Comeback Player of the Year Award twice Year American League National LeaguePlayer Team Player Team1992 Dennis Eckersley Oakland Athletics Barry Bonds Pittsburgh Pirates1997 David Justice Cleveland Indians Darren Daulton Philadelphia Phillies1998 Eric Davis Baltimore Orioles Greg Vaughn San Diego Padres1999 John Jaha Oakland Athletics Alex Fernandez Florida Marlins2000 Frank Thomas 1 Chicago White Sox Andres Galarraga Atlanta Braves2001 Ruben Sierra Texas Rangers Matt Morris St Louis Cardinals2002 Tim Salmon Anaheim Angels Mike Lieberthal John Smoltz Philadelphia PhilliesAtlanta Braves2003 Esteban Loaiza Chicago White Sox Rod Beck San Diego Padres2004 Orlando Hernandez New York Yankees Chris Carpenter 1 St Louis Cardinals2005 Jason Giambi New York Yankees Ken Griffey Jr Cincinnati Reds2006 Frank Thomas 2 Oakland Athletics Nomar Garciaparra Los Angeles Dodgers2007 Carlos Pena Tampa Bay Devil Rays Dmitri Young Washington Nationals2008 Cliff Lee Cleveland Indians Fernando Tatis New York Mets2009 Aaron Hill Toronto Blue Jays Chris Carpenter 2 St Louis Cardinals2010 Vladimir Guerrero Texas Rangers Tim Hudson Atlanta Braves2011 Jacoby Ellsbury Boston Red Sox Lance Berkman St Louis Cardinals2012 Adam Dunn Chicago White Sox Buster Posey San Francisco Giants2013 Mariano Rivera New York Yankees Francisco Liriano Pittsburgh Pirates2014 Chris Young Seattle Mariners Casey McGehee Miami Marlins2015 Prince Fielder Texas Rangers Matt Harvey New York Mets2016 Mark Trumbo Baltimore Orioles Jose Fernandez Miami Marlins2017 Mike Moustakas Kansas City Royals Ryan Zimmerman Washington Nationals2018 Cameron Maybin Seattle Mariners Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers2019 Hunter Pence Texas Rangers Josh Donaldson Atlanta Braves2020 Carlos Carrasco Cleveland Indians Daniel Bard Colorado Rockies2021 Trey Mancini Baltimore Orioles Buster Posey 2 San Francisco Giants2022 Justin Verlander Houston Astros Ronald Acuna Jr Atlanta BravesAward for Player of the Decade editSee also Baseball Prospectus Internet Baseball Awards Team of the Decade 1990 1999 and Sporting News Major League Baseball In 1999 a special Player of the Decade award was given to Ken Griffey Jr See also editBaseball America Major League Player of the Year in MLB for all positions Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award in MLB for all positions 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 Esurance MLB Awards Best Major Leaguer in MLB for all positions there are also awards for Best Hitter and Best Pitcher 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 Triple Crown baseball MLB All Century Team 1999 MLB All Time Team 1997 Baseball Writers Association of America Baseball awards List of MLB awardsReferences edit For MLB s listing of awards and winners go to MLB s awards page Under All time winners click on the drop down menu which lists all of MLB s current and discontinued awards When you click on each award you then see all of that award s winners MLB Advanced Media LP Retrieved 2016 11 15 Major League Baseball Players Association Programs Mlb com Retrieved 2010 03 18 Ken Mandel MLB com Howard dual Players Choice winner phillies com News Mlb com Retrieved 2010 03 18 Jack O Connell MLB com Two Players Choice Awards for Howard MLB com News MLB com Retrieved 2010 03 18 Miller Doug November 9 2015 Donaldson Harper top Players Choice field Jones is Marvin Miller Man of the Year Greinke Keuchel named Outstanding Pitchers MLB com Retrieved 2015 11 11 Matthew Leach Pujols Carpenter draw peers kudos cardinals com Mlb com Retrieved 2010 03 18 Graham Dennis November 30 2018 Curtis Granderson J D Martinez Win Top Honors in 2018 Players Choice Awards playerstrust org Retrieved November 30 2018 External links edit Players Choice Awards History MLB com Major League Baseball Players Association Retrieved 2016 10 28 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Players Choice Awards amp oldid 1184222553 Outstanding Rookie, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
