PLAYER OF THE YEAR BY BASEBALL AMERICA

Baseball America Best Player of the Year |Baseball Almanac

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 byBaseball America to the best player in the major leagues. Research byBaseball Almanac.

"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.'" - Crasnick, Jerry. Baseball America Staff Writer.Mauer's Amazing Season Earns Player Of The Year Nod. 29 October 2009.

Baseball America Player of the Year In Chronological Order
Year	Name(s)	Team^(Qty)	LG	POS
1998	Mark McGwire⁽¹⁾	St. Louis Cardinals⁽¹⁾	NL	1B
1999	Pedro Martinez⁽¹⁾	Boston Red Sox⁽¹⁾	AL	P
2000	Alex Rodriguez⁽¹⁾	Seattle Mariners⁽¹⁾	AL	SS
2001	Barry Bonds⁽¹⁾	San Francisco Giants⁽¹⁾	NL	OF
2002	Alex Rodriguez⁽²⁾	Texas Rangers⁽¹⁾	AL	SS
2003	Barry Bonds⁽²⁾	San Francisco Giants⁽²⁾	NL	OF
2004	Barry Bonds⁽³⁾	San Francisco Giants⁽³⁾	NL	OF
2005	Albert Pujols⁽¹⁾	St. Louis Cardinals⁽²⁾	NL	1B
2006	Johan Santana⁽¹⁾	Minnesota Twins⁽¹⁾	AL	P
2007	Alex Rodriguez⁽³⁾	New York Yankees⁽¹⁾	AL	3B
2008	CC Sabathia⁽¹⁾	Cleveland Indians⁽¹⁾	AL	P
2008	CC Sabathia⁽¹⁾	Milwaukee Brewers⁽¹⁾	NL	P
2009	Joe Mauer⁽¹⁾	Minnesota Twins⁽¹⁾	AL	C
2010	Roy Halladay	Philadelphia Phillies⁽¹⁾	NL	P
2011	Matt Kemp	Los Angeles Dodgers⁽¹⁾	NL	OF
2012	Mike Trout⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles Angels⁽¹⁾	AL	OF
2013	Mike Trout⁽²⁾	Los Angeles Angels⁽²⁾	AL	OF
2014	Clayton Kershaw⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles Dodgers⁽²⁾	NL	P
2015	Bryce Harper⁽¹⁾	Washington Nationals⁽¹⁾	NL	OF
2016	Mike Trout⁽³⁾	Los Angeles Angels⁽³⁾	AL	OF
2017	Jose Altuve⁽¹⁾	Houston Astros⁽¹⁾	AL	2B
2018	Mike Trout⁽⁴⁾	Los Angeles Angels⁽⁴⁾	AL	OF
2019	Justin Verlander⁽¹⁾	Houston Astros⁽²⁾	AL	P
2020	Freddie Freeman⁽¹⁾	Atlanta Braves	NL	1B
2021	Shohei Ohtani⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles Angels⁽⁴⁾	AL	P / DH
2022	Aaron Judge⁽¹⁾	New York Yankees⁽²⁾	AL	OF
2023	Shohei Ohtani⁽²⁾	Los Angeles Angels⁽⁵⁾	AL	P / DH
2024	Aaron Judge⁽²⁾	New York Yankees⁽³⁾	AL	OF
2025	Not Yet Determined^(x)	--	--	--
Year	Name(s)	Team^(Qty)	LG	POS
Baseball America Player of the Year \|Baseball Awards

Why did we select aJoe Mauer quote for theBaseball America 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: six outfielders, five pitchers, three first basemen, two shortstops, one third baseman, one catcher, and one "pitcher / designated hitter" —Shohei Ohtani!

Did you know that five players have won the award more than once,Barry Bonds,Alex Rodriguez,Mike Trout,Shohei Ohtani, andAaron Judge? Did you know thatA-Rod is the only one who has won it playing more than one position (shortstop twice, third base once)?

Mike Trout isthe first and only player to winBaseball America's Rookie of the Year and the Major League Player of the Year awards during the same season (2012).

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR BY BASEBALL AMERICA

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