Player of the Year Award, Players Choice 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	Player of the Year^(Qty)	Lg	Team^(Qty)	Position
1998	Mark McGwire⁽¹⁾	NL	St. Louis Cardinals⁽¹⁾	1B
1999	Pedro Martinez⁽¹⁾	AL	Boston Red Sox⁽¹⁾	P
2000	Carlos Delgado⁽¹⁾	AL	Toronto Blue Jays⁽¹⁾	1B
2001	Barry Bonds⁽¹⁾	NL	San Francisco Giants⁽¹⁾	OF
2002	Alex Rodriguez⁽¹⁾	AL	Texas Rangers⁽¹⁾	SS
2003	Albert Pujols⁽¹⁾	NL	St. Louis Cardinals⁽²⁾	3B
2004	Barry Bonds⁽²⁾	NL	San Francisco Giants⁽²⁾	OF
2005	Andruw Jones⁽¹⁾	NL	Atlanta Braves⁽¹⁾	OF
2006	Ryan Howard⁽¹⁾	NL	Philadelphia Phillies⁽¹⁾	1B
2007	Alex Rodriguez⁽²⁾	AL	New York Yankees⁽¹⁾	3B
2008	Albert Pujols⁽²⁾	NL	St. Louis Cardinals⁽³⁾	1B
2009	Albert Pujols⁽³⁾	NL	St. Louis Cardinals⁽⁴⁾	1B
2010	Carlos Gonzalez⁽¹⁾	NL	Colorado Rockies⁽¹⁾	OF
2011	Justin Verlander⁽¹⁾	AL	Detroit Tigers⁽¹⁾	P
2012	Miguel Cabrera⁽¹⁾	AL	Detroit Tigers⁽²⁾	3B
2013	Not Yet Announced^(11-2013)	--	--	--
Year	Player of the Year^(Qty)	Lg	Team^(Qty)	Position
Player of the Year Award

Do you agree or disagree with the Player of the Year Award selections made by the Major League Baseball Players Association? Would you have chosen differently? Share your opinion on our current events forum.

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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