Player of the Year Award on Baseball Almanac

Player of the Year Award

Since 1992, every player belonging to the Major League Baseball Players Association has been allowed to cast a vote on various categories in an effort to determine each year's winners of the Players Choice Awards.

The award titles have changed nearly every year since its inception, but the cause is the same as proceeds from the Players Choice Awards are used to benefit the Players Trust for Children. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive breakdown of every Player of the Year Award recipient.

"It means a lot knowing the players voted for this (Players Choice Award). It's important because sometimes the media is very biased about who they like and who they don't like. The players give you an honest opinion." - Frank Thomas on ESPN2 (1993, Players Choice Awards, Live Speech)

Player of the Year Award In Chronological Order
Year	Name(s)	Lg	Team	Position
1998	Mark McGwire	NL	St. Louis	1B
1999	Pedro Martinez	AL	Boston	P
2000	Carlos Delgado	AL	Toronto	1B
2001	Barry Bonds	NL	San Francisco	OF
2002	Alex Rodriguez	AL	Texas	SS
2003	Albert Pujols	NL	St. Louis	3B
2004	Barry Bonds	NL	San Francisco	OF
2005	Andruw Jones	NL	Atlanta	OF
2006	Ryan Howard	NL	Philadelphia	1B
2007	Alex Rodriguez	AL	New York	3B
2008	Albert Pujols	NL	St. Louis	1B
2009	Albert Pujols	NL	St. Louis	1B
2010	Carlos Gonzalez	NL	Colorado	OF
2011	--	--	--	--
Year	Name(s)	Lg	Team	Position
Player of the Year Award

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Did you know that the Players Choice Awards (click link to see them all on the same page) also includes awards for Outstanding Pitcher of the Year and Outstanding Rookie of the Year?

The first player to ever win an Player of the Year Award twice - Barry Bonds (2001, NL & 2004, NL). The first player from the American League to win twice was Alex Rodriguez (2002 & 2007).

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