Award Overview

Award Name
TSN Comeback Player of the Year
Total Winners
120
First Awarded
1965
Most Recent
2024

All Winners

Complete list of TSN Comeback Player of the Year recipients

Year Player Name Team League
2024 Chris Sale ATL NL
2024 Vladimir Guerrero TOR AL
2023 Cody Bellinger CHC NL
2023 Tyler Glasnow TBR AL
2022 Justin Verlander HOU AL
2022 Brandon Drury CIN NL
2021 Buster Posey SFG NL
2021 Trey Mancini BAL AL
2020 Carlos Carrasco CLE AL
2020 Daniel Bard COL NL
2019 Hunter Pence TEX AL
2019 Josh Donaldson ATL NL
2018 Matt Kemp LAD NL
2018 David Price BOS AL
2017 Greg Holland COL NL
2017 Mike Moustakas KCR AL
2016 Mark Trumbo BAL AL
2016 Jose Fernandez MIA NL
2015 Prince Fielder TEX AL
2015 Matt Harvey NYN NL
2014 Chris Young NYY AL
2014 Casey McGehee MIA NL
2013 Mariano Rivera NYY AL
2013 Francisco Liriano PIT NL
2012 Adam Dunn CHW AL
2012 Buster Posey SFG NL
2011 Lance Berkman STL NL
2011 Jacoby Ellsbury BOS AL
2010 Vladimir Guerrero TEX AL
2010 Tim Hudson ATL NL
2009 Chris Carpenter STL NL
2009 Aaron Hill TOR AL
2008 Cliff Lee CLE AL
2008 Fernando Tatis NYN NL
2007 Carlos Peña TBR AL
2007 Dmitri Young WAS NL
2006 Jim Thome CHW AL
2006 Nomar Garciaparra LAD NL
2005 Ken Griffey CIN NL
2005 Jason Giambi NYY AL
2004 Paul Konerko CHW AL
2004 Chris Carpenter STL NL
2003 Javy Lopez ATL NL
2003 Gil Meche SEA AL
2002 Tim Salmon LAA AL
2002 Mike Lieberthal PHI NL
2001 Ruben Sierra TEX AL
2001 Matt Morris STL NL
2000 Andres Galarraga ATL NL
2000 Frank Thomas CHW AL
1999 Rickey Henderson NYN NL
1999 John Jaha OAK AL
1998 Bret Saberhagen BOS AL
1998 Greg Vaughn SDP NL
1997 David Justice CLE AL
1997 Darren Daulton MIA NL
1996 Eric Davis CIN NL
1996 Kevin Elster TEX AL
1995 Ron Gant CIN NL
1995 Tim Wakefield BOS AL
1994 Tim Wallach LAD NL
1994 Jose Canseco TEX AL
1993 Andres Galarraga COL NL
1993 Bo Jackson CHW AL
1992 Rick Sutcliffe BAL AL
1992 Gary Sheffield SDP NL
1991 Terry Pendleton ATL NL
1991 Jose Guzman TEX AL
1990 Dave Winfield LAA AL
1990 John Tudor STL NL
1989 Bert Blyleven LAA AL
1989 Lonnie Smith ATL NL
1988 Storm Davis OAK AL
1988 Tim Leary LAD NL
1987 Rick Sutcliffe CHC NL
1987 Bret Saberhagen KCR AL
1986 John Candelaria LAA AL
1986 Ray Knight NYN NL
1985 Rick Reuschel PIT NL
1985 Gorman Thomas SEA AL
1984 Dave Kingman OAK AL
1984 Joaquin Andujar STL NL
1983 Alan Trammell DET AL
1983 John Denny PHI NL
1982 Joe Morgan SFG NL
1982 Andre Thornton CLE AL
1981 Richie Zisk SEA AL
1981 Bob Knepper HOU NL
1980 Jerry Reuss LAD NL
1980 Matt Keough OAK AL
1979 Lou Brock STL NL
1979 Willie Horton SEA AL
1978 Willie Stargell PIT NL
1978 Mike Caldwell ATL AL
1977 Willie McCovey SFG NL
1977 Eric Soderholm CHW AL
1976 Tommy John LAD NL
1976 Dock Ellis NYY AL
1975 Boog Powell CLE AL
1975 Randy Jones SDP NL
1974 Fergie Jenkins TEX AL
1974 Jim Wynn LAD NL
1973 Davey Johnson ATL NL
1973 John Hiller DET AL
1972 Bobby Tolan CIN NL
1972 Luis Tiant BOS AL
1971 Norm Cash DET AL
1971 Al Downing LAD NL
1970 Jim Hickman CHC NL
1970 Clyde Wright LAA AL
1969 Tommie Agee NYN NL
1969 Tony Conigliaro BOS AL
1968 Ken Harrelson BOS AL
1968 Alex Johnson CIN NL
1967 Dean Chance MIN AL
1967 Mike McCormick SFG NL
1966 Boog Powell BAL AL
1966 Phil Regan LAD NL
1965 Vern Law PIT NL
1965 Norm Cash DET AL