Players Choice Awards on Baseball Almanac

Players Choice Awards

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 award issued at the Player's Choice Award banquet.

"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

Players Choice Awards In Chronological Order Then Alphabetically Grouped by Year
Year	Award Title	Name(s)	Lg	Team	Position
1992	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Dennis Eckersley	AL	Oakland	P
1992	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Barry Bonds	NL	Pittsburgh	OF
1993	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Frank Thomas	AL	Chicago	1B
1993	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Barry Bonds	NL	San Francisco	OF
1994	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Jimmy Key	AL	New York	P
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Greg Maddux	NL	Atlanta	P
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Frank Thomas	AL	Chicago	1B
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Jeff Bagwell	NL	Houston	1B
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Bob Hamelin	AL	Kansas City	DH
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Raul Mondesi	NL	Los Angeles	OF
1995	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Randy Johnson	AL	Seattle	P
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Greg Maddux	NL	Atlanta	P
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Albert Belle	AL	Cleveland	OF
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Dante Bichette	NL	Colorado	OF
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Marty Cordova	AL	Minnesota	OF
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Chipper Jones	NL	Atlanta	3B
1996	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Pat Hentgen	AL	Toronto	P
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	John Smoltz	NL	Atlanta	P
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Alex Rodriguez	AL	Seattle	SS
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Ken Caminiti	NL	San Diego	3B
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Derek Jeter	AL	New York	SS
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Todd Hollandsworth	NL	Los Angeles	OF
1997	Comeback Player of the Year Award	David Justice	AL	Cleveland	OF/DH
		Darren Daulton	NL	Philadelphia	OF
		Darren Daulton	NL	Florida	1B
	Man of the Year Award	Mark McGwire	AL	Oakland	1B
	Man of the Year Award	Mark McGwire	NL	St. Louis	1B
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Roger Clemens	AL	Toronto	P
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Pedro Martinez	NL	Montreal	P
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Ken Griffey, Jr.	AL	Seattle	OF
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Larry Walker	NL	Colorado	OF
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Nomar Garciaparra	AL	Boston	SS
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Scott Rolen	NL	Philadelphia	3B
1998	Comeback Player of the Year Award	Eric Davis	AL	Baltimore	OF/DH
	Comeback Player of the Year Award	Greg Vaughn	NL	San Diego	OF
	Man of the Year Award	Paul Molitor	AL	Minnesota	DH
	Player of the Year Award	Mark McGwire	NL	St. Louis	1B
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Roger Clemens	AL	Toronto	P
		Pedro Martinez	AL	Boston	P
		Greg Maddux	NL	Atlanta	P
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Alex Rodriguez	AL	Seattle	SS
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Sammy Sosa	NL	Chicago	OF
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Ben Grieve	AL	Oakland	OF
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Kerry Wood	NL	Chicago	P
1999	Comeback Player of the Year Award	John Jaha	AL	Oakland	DH
	Comeback Player of the Year Award	Alex Fernandez	NL	Florida	P
	Man of the Year Award	Sammy Sosa	NL	Chicago	OF
	Player of the Decade Award	Ken Griffey, Jr.	AL	Seattle	OF
	Player of the Year Award	Pedro Martinez	AL	Boston	P
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Pedro Martinez	AL	Boston	P
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Mike Hampton	NL	Houston	P
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Manny Ramirez	AL	Cleveland	OF
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Chipper Jones	NL	Atlanta	3B
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Carlos Beltran	AL	Kansas City	OF
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Preston Wilson	NL	Florida	OF
2000	Comeback Player of the Year Award	Frank Thomas	AL	Chicago	DH
	Comeback Player of the Year Award	Andres Galarraga	NL	Atlanta	1B
	Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award	Eric Davis	NL	St. Louis	OF
	Player of the Year Award	Carlos Delgado	AL	Toronto	1B
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Pedro Martinez	AL	Boston	P
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Randy Johnson	NL	Arizona	P
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Carlos Delgado	AL	Toronto	1B
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Todd Helton	NL	Colorado	1B
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Terrence Long	AL	Oakland	OF
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Rafael Furcal	NL	Atlanta	SS
2001	Comeback Player of the Year Award	Ruben Sierra	AL	Texas	OF
	Comeback Player of the Year Award	Matt Morris	NL	St. Louis	P
	Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award	Jim Thome	AL	Cleveland	1B
	Player of the Year Award	Barry Bonds	NL	San Francisco	OF
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Roger Clemens	AL	New York	P
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Curt Schilling	NL	Arizona	P
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Alex Rodriguez	AL	Texas	SS
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Barry Bonds	NL	San Francisco	OF
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Ichiro Suzuki	AL	Seattle	OF
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Albert Pujols	NL	St. Louis	3B
2002	Comeback Player of the Year Award	Tim Salmon	AL	Anaheim	OF
		Mike Lieberthal	NL	Philadelphia	C
		John Smoltz	NL	Atlanta	P
	Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award	John Smoltz	NL	Atlanta	P
	Player of the Year Award	Alex Rodriguez	AL	Texas	SS
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Barry Zito	AL	Oakland	P
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Curt Schilling	NL	Arizona	P
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Alex Rodriguez	AL	Texas	SS
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Barry Bonds	NL	San Francisco	OF
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Eric Hinske	AL	Texas	3B
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Jason Jennings	NL	Colorado	P
2003	Comeback Player of the Year Award	Esteban Loaiza	AL	Chicago	P
	Comeback Player of the Year Award	Rod Beck	NL	San Diego	P
	Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award	John Smoltz	NL	Atlanta	P
	Player of the Year Award	Albert Pujols	NL	St. Louis	3B
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Roy Halladay	AL	Toronto	P
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Eric Gagne	NL	Los Angeles	P
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Alex Rodriguez	AL	Texas	SS
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Albert Pujols	NL	St. Louis	3B
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Angel Berroa	AL	Kansas City	SS
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Scott Podsednik	NL	Milwaukee	OF
2004	Comeback Player of the Year Award	Orlando Hernandez	AL	New York	P
	Comeback Player of the Year Award	Chris Carpenter	NL	St. Louis	P
	Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award	Jim Thome	NL	Philadelphia	1B
	Player of the Year Award	Barry Bonds	NL	San Francisco	OF
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Johan Santana	AL	Minnesota	P
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Jason Schmidt	NL	San Francisco	P
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Ichiro Suzuki	AL	Seattle	OF
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Barry Bonds	NL	San Francisco	OF
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Bobby Crosby	AL	Oakland	SS
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Jason Bay	NL	Pittsburgh	OF
2005	Comeback Player of the Year Award	Jason Giambi	AL	New York	1B/DH
	Comeback Player of the Year Award	Ken Griffey, Jr.	NL	Cincinnati	OF
	Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award	Mike Sweeney	AL	Kansas City	1B/DH
	Player of the Year Award	Andruw Jones	NL	Atlanta	OF
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Bartolo Colon	AL	Los Angeles	P
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Chris Carpenter	NL	St. Louis	P
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	David Ortiz	AL	Boston	DH
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Andruw Jones	NL	Atlanta	OF
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Willy Taveras	AL	Oakland	P
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Huston Street	NL	Houston	OF
2006	Comeback Player of the Year Award	Frank Thomas	AL	Oakland	DH
	Comeback Player of the Year Award	Nomar Garciaparra	NL	Los Angeles	1B
	Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award	Albert Pujols	NL	St. Louis	1B
	Player of the Year Award	Ryan Howard	NL	Philadelphia	1B
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Johan Santana	AL	Minnesota	P
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Chris Carpenter	NL	St. Louis	P
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Jermaine Dye	AL	Chicago	OF
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Ryan Howard	NL	Philadelphia	1B
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Justin Verlander	AL	Detroit	P
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Dan Uggla	NL	Florida	2B
2007	Comeback Player of the Year Award	Carlos Pena	AL	Tampa	1B
	Comeback Player of the Year Award	Dmitri Young	NL	Washington	1B
	Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award	Torii Hunter	AL	Minnesota	OF
	Player of the Year Award	Alex Rodriguez	AL	New York	3B
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	C.C. Sabathia	AL	Cleveland	P
	Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award	Jake Peavy	NL	San Diego	P
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Alex Rodriguez	AL	New York	3B
	Outstanding Player of the Year Award	Prince Fielder	NL	Milwaukee	1B
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Dustin Pedroia	AL	Boston	2B
	Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award	Ryan Braun	NL	Milwaukee	3B
2008	Not Yet Announced^(11-2008)	--	--	--	--
Year	Award Title	Name(s)	Lg	Team	Position
Players Choice Awards

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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.

The (Marvin Miller) Man of the Year Award is given to the player for outstanding on-field performance and off-field contributions to his community. Mike Sweeney won in 2005 for his dedication to children via his involvement with Boys & Girls Club, Children's Mercy Hospital, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes & Youth Front.

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