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Baseball America Player of the Year

Baseball America is a sports magazine which covers baseball at every level, with a particular focus on up-and-coming players in high school, college, Japan, and the minor leagues. It is currently published in the form of a bi-weekly newspaper, five annual reference book titles, a weekly podcast, and a website. It also regularly produces lists of the top prospects in the sport, and covers aspects of the game from a player-development point of view. The publication's motto is "Baseball news you can't find anywhere else."

The Baseball America Player of the Year is an annual award granted by Baseball America to the best player in the major leagues.

"Joe Mauer is more than the heartbeat of the Twins, the frontrunner for the American League Most Valuable Player award and Baseball America's 2009 Major League Player of the Year. In this most impressive and illustrious of seasons, he's the poster boy for the phrase, 'All's well that ends well.'" - By Jerry Crasnick in Baseball America (10/29/2009, 'Mauer's Amazing Season Earns Player Of The Year Nod', Source)

Baseball America Player of the Year In Chronological Order
Year	Name(s)	Team^(Quantity)	Lg	Position
1998	Mark McGwire⁽¹⁾	St. Louis Cardinals⁽¹⁾	NL	First Base
1999	Pedro Martinez⁽¹⁾	Boston Red Sox⁽¹⁾	AL	Pitcher
2000	Alex Rodriguez⁽¹⁾	Seattle Mariners⁽¹⁾	AL	Shortstop
2001	Barry Bonds⁽¹⁾	San Francisco Giants⁽¹⁾	NL	Outfielder
2002	Alex Rodriguez⁽²⁾	Texas Rangers⁽¹⁾	AL	Shortstop
2003	Barry Bonds⁽²⁾	San Francisco Giants⁽²⁾	NL	Outfielder
2004	Barry Bonds⁽³⁾	San Francisco Giants⁽³⁾	NL	Outfielder
2005	Albert Pujols⁽¹⁾	St. Louis Cardinals⁽²⁾	NL	First Base
2006	Johan Santana⁽¹⁾	Minnesota Twins⁽¹⁾	AL	Pitcher
2007	Alex Rodriguez⁽³⁾	New York Yankees⁽¹⁾	AL	Third Base
2008	CC Sabathia⁽¹⁾	Cleveland Indians⁽¹⁾ & Milwaukee Brewers⁽¹⁾	AL & NL	Pitcher
2009	Joe Mauer⁽¹⁾	Minnesota Twins⁽¹⁾	AL	Catcher
2010	Roy Halladay	Philadelphia Phillies⁽¹⁾	NL	Pitcher
2011	Matt Kemp	Los Angeles Dodgers⁽¹⁾	NL	Outfielder
2012	Mike Trout⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim⁽¹⁾	AL	Outfielder
2013	Not Yet Announced^(11-2013)	--	--	--
Year	Name(s)	Team^(Quantity)	Lg	Position
Baseball America Player of the Year

Why did we select a Joe Mauer quote for the Baseball American Player of the Year Award lead-in? Because he is the first and only catcher to date to win the award. A breakdown by position: 5 outfielders, 4 pitchers, 2 first basemen, 2 shortstops, 1 third baseman and 1 catcher..

Did you know that only two players have won the award more than once, Barry Bonds & Alex Rodriguez and the latter is the only one who has won it playing more than one position (shortstop twice, third base once)?

Mike Trout is the first the only player to win Baseball America's Rookie of the Year and Major League Player of the Year awards during the same season.

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