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.Baseball America 2009 Award Winners webpage. Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-30.) The award was first presented in 1998.
Key YearThe year the player won the awardPlayerName of the playerTeamThe player's team at the time he won the awardPositionThe 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 footnotesMajor League: Player of the Year (1998–present) (Baseball America Awards webpage). Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-30.Majors: Awards: Player Of The Year (individual articles). Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
YearPlayerTeamPositionRef1998St. Louis CardinalsFirst baseman1999*Boston Red SoxPitcher2000Seattle MarinersShortstop2001San Francisco GiantsOutfielder2002 Texas RangersShortstop2003 San Francisco GiantsOutfielder2004 San Francisco GiantsOutfielder2005St. Louis CardinalsFirst baseman2006Minnesota TwinsPitcher2007 New York YankeesThird baseman2008*Cleveland IndiansMilwaukee BrewersPitcher2009*Minnesota TwinsCatcher2010*Philadelphia PhilliesPitcher2011Los Angeles DodgersOutfielder2012Los Angeles AngelsOutfielder2013 Los Angeles AngelsOutfielder2014Los Angeles DodgersPitcher2015Washington NationalsOutfielder2016 Los Angeles AngelsOutfielder2017Houston AstrosSecond baseman2018 Los Angeles AngelsOutfielder2019 Houston AstrosPitcher2020 Atlanta BravesFirst baseman2021 Los Angeles AngelsPitcher / Designated hitter2022 New York YankeesOutfielder2023 Los Angeles AngelsPitcher / Designated hitter2024 New York YankeesOutfielder2025 New York YankeesOutfielder
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
List of MLB awards
References
External links Major League: Player of the Year (1998–present) (Baseball America Awards webpage). Baseball America website Majors: Awards: Player Of The Year (individual articles). Baseball America website