Award Overview

Award Name
TSN Major League Player of the Year
Total Winners
90
First Awarded
1936
Most Recent
2024

All Winners

Complete list of TSN Major League Player of the Year recipients

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