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Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award

The Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award is given to the baseball player for outstanding on-field performance and off-field contributions to his community and is one of the awards given during the Players Choice Awards banquet annually.

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. First given in 1997 as the Man of the Year Award, it was renamed in 2000 in honor of Marvin Miller, former executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association.

"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

Man of the Year Award In Chronological Order
Year	Man of the Year^(Quantity)	Lg	Position
1997	Mark McGwire⁽¹⁾	AL/NL	1B
1998	Paul Molitor⁽¹⁾	AL	DH
1999	Sammy Sosa⁽¹⁾	NL	OF
Year	Man of the Year^(Quantity)	Lg	Position
Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award In Chronological Order
Year	Man of the Year^(Quantity)	Lg	Position
2000	Eric Davis⁽¹⁾	NL	OF
2001	Jim Thome⁽¹⁾	AL	1B
2002	John Smoltz⁽¹⁾	NL	P
2003	John Smoltz⁽²⁾	NL	P
2004	Jim Thome⁽²⁾	NL	1B
2005	Mike Sweeney⁽¹⁾	AL	1B/DH
2006	Albert Pujols⁽¹⁾	NL	1B
2007	Torii Hunter⁽¹⁾	AL	OF
2008	Michael Young⁽¹⁾	AL	SS
2009	Curtis Granderson⁽¹⁾	AL	OF
2010	Brandon Inge⁽¹⁾	AL	3B
2011	Not Yet Announced ^(10-2011)	--	--
Year	Man of the Year^(Quantity)	Lg	Position
Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award

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The Players Choice Awards given after the 2000 season were the first set televised by a network (ESPN2) — these awards are here to stay and every year since then they have continued being televised.

Mike Sweeney won the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award in 2005 for his dedication to children via his work with Boys & Girls Clubs, Children's Mercy Hospital, and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes & Youth Front.

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