TSN Major League Player of the Year

91 award winners

The TSN Major League Player of the Year has been awarded 91 times, from 1936 to 2025. The most recent winner on record is Cal Raleigh in 2025, playing for SEA. Ted Williams has won it most often, 5 times. There are 74 distinct winners in the list below.

Data updated

Award Overview

Award Name
TSN Major League Player of the Year
Total Awards Given
91
First Awarded
1936
Most Recent
2025

All Winners

Complete list of TSN Major League Player of the Year recipients

TSN Major League Player of the Year — All Winners
Year Player Name Team League
2025 Cal Raleigh SEA ML
2024 Shohei Ohtani LAN ML
2023 Ronald Acuña ATL ML
2022 Aaron Judge NYA ML
2021 Shohei Ohtani LAA ML
2020 Jose Abreu CHA ML
2019 Mike Trout LAA ML
2018 Mookie Betts BOS ML
2017 Jose Altuve HOU ML
2016 Jose Altuve HOU ML
2015 Josh Donaldson TOR ML
2014 Clayton Kershaw LAN ML
2013 Miguel Cabrera DET ML
2012 Miguel Cabrera DET ML
2011 Justin Verlander DET ML
2010 Josh Hamilton TEX ML
2009 Albert Pujols SLN ML
2008 Albert Pujols SLN ML
2007 Alex Rodriguez NYA ML
2006 Ryan Howard PHI ML
2005 Andruw Jones ATL ML
2004 Barry Bonds SFN ML
2003 Albert Pujols SLN ML
2002 Alex Rodriguez TEX ML
2001 Barry Bonds SFN ML
2000 Carlos Delgado TOR ML
1999 Rafael Palmeiro TEX ML
1998 Sammy Sosa CHN ML
1997 Ken Griffey SEA ML
1996 Alex Rodriguez SEA ML
1995 Albert Belle CLE ML
1994 Jeff Bagwell HOU ML
1993 Frank Thomas CHA ML
1992 Gary Sheffield SDN ML
1991 Cal Ripken BAL ML
1990 Barry Bonds PIT ML
1989 Kevin Mitchell SFN ML
1988 Orel Hershiser LAN ML
1987 George Bell TOR ML
1986 Roger Clemens BOS ML
1985 Don Mattingly NYA ML
1984 Ryne Sandberg CHN ML
1983 Cal Ripken BAL ML
1982 Robin Yount ML4 ML
1981 Fernando Valenzuela LAN ML
1980 George Brett KCA ML
1979 Willie Stargell PIT ML
1978 Ron Guidry NYA ML
1977 Rod Carew MIN ML
1976 Joe Morgan CIN ML
1975 Joe Morgan CIN ML
1974 Lou Brock SLN ML
1973 Reggie Jackson OAK ML
1972 Billy Williams CHN ML
1971 Joe Torre SLN ML
1970 Johnny Bench CIN ML
1969 Willie McCovey SFN ML
1968 Denny McLain DET ML
1967 Carl Yastrzemski BOS ML
1966 Frank Robinson BAL ML
1965 Sandy Koufax LAN ML
1964 Ken Boyer SLN ML
1963 Sandy Koufax LAN ML
1962 Don Drysdale LAN ML
1962 Maury Wills LAN ML
1961 Roger Maris NYA ML
1960 Bill Mazeroski PIT ML
1959 Early Wynn CHA ML
1958 Bob Turley NYA ML
1957 Ted Williams BOS ML
1956 Mickey Mantle NYA ML
1955 Duke Snider BRO ML
1954 Willie Mays NY1 ML
1953 Al Rosen CLE ML
1952 Robin Roberts PHI ML
1951 Stan Musial SLN ML
1950 Phil Rizzuto NYA ML
1949 Ted Williams BOS ML
1948 Lou Boudreau CLE ML
1947 Ted Williams BOS ML
1946 Stan Musial SLN ML
1945 Hal Newhouser DET ML
1944 Marty Marion SLN ML
1943 Spud Chandler NYA ML
1942 Ted Williams BOS ML
1941 Ted Williams BOS ML
1940 Bob Feller CLE ML
1939 Joe DiMaggio NYA ML
1938 Johnny Vander Meer CIN ML
1937 Johnny Allen CLE ML
1936 Carl Hubbell NY1 ML

About the TSN Major League Player of the Year list

Winners of the TSN Major League Player of the Year are listed from 2025 back to 1936. Carl Hubbell heads the list chronologically, in 1936. For 2025, the table lists Cal Raleigh. No one appears more often than Ted Williams, listed in 1941, 1942, 1947, 1949, and 1957. The list also repeats Albert Pujols (2003, 2008, and 2009), Alex Rodriguez (1996, 2002, and 2007), and Barry Bonds (1990, 2001, and 2004). No club turns up in the TSN Major League Player of the Year Team column as often as the New York Yankees. Going back from there, the list reads Shohei Ohtani (2024), Ronald Acuña (2023), Aaron Judge (2022), Shohei Ohtani (2021), and Jose Abreu (2020). The TSN Major League Player of the Year list is densest between 1960 and 1969. Each name links to the player's profile, where the TSN Major League Player of the Year also appears in the honors table.

TSN Major League Player of the Year: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the most recent TSN Major League Player of the Year?
Cal Raleigh won the TSN Major League Player of the Year in 2025.
Who has won the most TSN Major League Player of the Year awards?
Ted Williams, with 5 wins.
When was the TSN Major League Player of the Year first awarded?
The first TSN Major League Player of the Year on record was awarded in 1936; the most recent in this list is from 2025.
How many players have won the TSN Major League Player of the Year?
74 different players have won it, across 91 awards.