TSN Player of the Year

About the TSN Player of the Year list

The TSN Player of the Year list on this page runs from 1944 to 2025. The earliest winners were Bobby Doerr and Marty Marion. For 2025, the table lists Cal Raleigh. The name that recurs most is Don Mattingly (1984, 1985, and 1986). The list also repeats Stan Musial (1948, 1951, and 1957), Al Kaline (1955 and 1963), and Andre Dawson (1981 and 1987). Don Mattingly held the award in each season from 1984 to 1986. From 1944, the list carries one winner per league in most years. By the Team column, the St. Louis Cardinals appear more often than any other club on the TSN Player of the Year list. Earlier recent winners were Barry Bonds and Cal Ripken (1991), Barry Bonds and Cecil Fielder (1990), Kevin Mitchell and Ruben Sierra (1989), Jose Canseco and Andy Van Slyke (1988), and George Bell and Andre Dawson (1987). More TSN Player of the Year rows fall between 1980 and 1989 than in any other ten-year stretch of the list. Bobby Doerr (1944) heads the AL side of the list. The first National League row is Marty Marion in 1944. Follow Cal Raleigh or any other winner to a profile that lists the TSN Player of the Year by year.