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The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
SportBaseball
LeagueMajor League Baseball
Awarded forMost outstanding player
CountryUnited States, Canada
Presented byThe Sporting News
History
First award1936 – Carl Hubbell
Most recent2024 – Shohei Ohtani

The Sporting News Player of the Year Award is awarded annually by The Sporting News to the most outstanding player in Major League Baseball. The honor was first given in 1936.[1]

The Sporting News established their Player of the Year award in 1936. It is the oldest still-extant award given to the single player in MLB who had the most outstanding season. Until 1969, it was the only major award given to a single player across MLB, rather than to a player in each league. In 1969, Baseball Digest began its Player of the Year award for one player in all of MLB. (The award became limited to position players in 1994, when Baseball Digest added a new award for "Pitcher of the Year.") In 1993, the first Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award was given. In 1998, the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) began its own Player of the Year award, for one player in all of MLB, as part of its Players Choice Awards. Baseball America also began its Major League Player of the Year award in 1998. In 2012, MLB's "GIBBY Awards" added an MLB Most Valuable Player category, which was renamed the Most Valuable Major Leaguer in 2014; its current name is the "Esurance MLB Awards" Best Major Leaguer.

Hall of Famer Ted Williams, five-time winner
Hall of Famer Stan Musial, two-time winner
NL National League
AL American League
P Pitcher
C Catcher
1B First baseman
2B Second baseman
3B Third baseman
SS Shortstop
OF Outfielder
DH Designated hitter
BA Batting average
RBI Run batted in
HR Home runs
W-L Win Loss Record
K Strikeouts
ERA Earned run average
SB Stolen bases
R Runs scored
† Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Player is active
* Led League
Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax, 2-time winner.
Hall of Famer Joe Morgan, 2-time winner.
Hall of Famer Willie Mays with the Giants in 1954.
3-time winner Barry Bonds at the plate with the Giants
3-time winner Alex Rodriguez as a New York Yankee
3-time winner Albert Pujols
Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., 2-time winner at Yankee Stadium
2-time winner Miguel Cabrera
2-time winner Altuve batting against the Pittsburgh Pirates, May 19, 2013

Several players have won the award more than once. Ted Williams, Joe Morgan, Albert Pujols, Miguel Cabrera, and Jose Altuve are the only players to win the award in consecutive years. Ted Williams won the award five times. Sandy Koufax is the only pitcher to win the award more than once. Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, and Shohei Ohtani are the only players to win the award while playing with different teams. Alex Rodriguez won the award with the most teams (3). Stan Musial and Alex Rodriguez are the only players to win the award while playing different positions. The only tie was in 1962, when Don Drysdale and Maury Wills shared the honor.

Winning multiple SN Player of the Year awards has been seen as guaranteed admission to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Barry Bonds is the only player with multiple awards, eligible for the Hall of Fame, but not a member of the Hall of Fame. The table is of the Players that have won two or more awards and the year they were inducted into Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.[71] Active players are not eligible for the Hall of Fame.

Player # of Awards Years Year inducted into HOF
Ted Williams † 5 1941–1942, 1947, 1949, 1957 1966
Barry Bonds 3 1990, 2001, 2004 -
Alex Rodriguez 3 1996, 2002, 2007 -
Albert Pujols 3 2003, 2008–2009 Active-Not Eligible
Stan Musial † 2 1946, 1951 1969
Sandy Koufax † 2 1963, 1965 1972
Joe Morgan † 2 1975–1976 1990
Cal Ripken Jr. † 2 1983, 1991 2007
Miguel Cabrera 2 2012–2013 Not Eligible
Jose Altuve 2 2016–2017 Active-Not Eligible
Shohei Ohtani 2 2021, 2024 Active-Not Eligible

Outfielders and Pitchers have won the most awards.

Position # of Awards
Outfield 30
Pitcher 19
First Baseman 14
Shortstop   9
Third Baseman   8
Second Baseman   6
Catcher   1
DH   1

Player of the Decade

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SN named Willie Mays as the player of the 1960s decade. SN named Mike Trout as the player of the 2010s decade.

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