Players Choice Award

The Players Choice Awards are annual major league baseball awards.

The Players Choice Awards are unique because the electorate consists of the players themselves. [http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061107&content_id=1736653&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la] Voting each September is by secret ballot. [http://www.mlb.com/pa/programs/] [http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061107&content_id=1735788&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi] The awards included Player of the Year, as well as -- in each league -- Outstanding Player, Outstanding Pitcher, Outstanding Rookie, and Comeback Player. Also awarded is The Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award, which is given annually to "the player in either league whose on-field performance and contributions to his community inspire others to higher levels of achievement." [http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061107&content_id=1736621&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl]

Each Players Choice Award winner designates a charity to receive a grant ranging from $20,000 to $50,000 from the Players Trust, a non-profit foundation created and administered by the players. [http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061107&content_id=1736655&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb]

Winners

Winners of the awards, since they were begun in 1992, are: [http://www.mlb.com/pa/programs/choice_winners.jsp]

2007
*Player of the Year: Alex Rodriguez
*Marvin Miller Man of the Year: Torii Hunter
*Outstanding Player, AL: Alex Rodriguez
*Outstanding Player, NL: Prince Fielder
*Outstanding Pitcher, AL: C.C. Sabathia
*Outstanding Pitcher, NL: Jake Peavy
*Outstanding Rookie, AL: Dustin Pedroia
*Outstanding Rookie, NL: Ryan Braun
*Comeback Player, AL: Carlos Pena
*Comeback Player, NL: Dmitri Young

2006
*Player of the Year: Ryan Howard
*Marvin Miller Man of the Year: Albert Pujols
*Outstanding Player, AL: Jermaine Dye
*Outstanding Player, NL: Ryan Howard
*Outstanding Pitcher, AL: Johan Santana
*Outstanding Pitcher, NL: Chris Carpenter
*Outstanding Rookie, AL: Justin Verlander
*Outstanding Rookie, NL: Dan Uggla
*Comeback Player, AL: Frank Thomas
*Comeback Player, NL: Nomar Garciaparra

2005
*Player of the Year: Andruw Jones
*Marvin Miller Man of the Year: Mike Sweeney
*Outstanding Player, AL: David Ortiz
*Outstanding Player, NL: Andruw Jones
*Outstanding Pitcher, AL: Bartolo Colón
*Outstanding Pitcher, NL: Chris Carpenter
*Outstanding Rookie, AL: Huston Street
*Outstanding Rookie, NL: Willy Taveras
*Comeback Player, AL: Jason Giambi
*Comeback Player, NL: Ken Griffey, Jr.

2004
*Player of the Year: Barry Bonds
*Marvin Miller Man of the Year: Jim Thome
*Outstanding Player, AL: Ichiro Suzuki
*Outstanding Player, NL: Barry Bonds
*Outstanding Pitcher, AL: Johan Santana
*Outstanding Pitcher, NL: Jason Schmidt
*Outstanding Rookie, AL: Bobby Crosby
*Outstanding Rookie, NL: Jason Bay
*Comeback Player, AL: Orlando Hernández
*Comeback Player, NL: Chris Carpenter

2003
*Player of the Year: Albert Pujols
*Marvin Miller Man of the Year: John Smoltz
*Outstanding Player, AL: Alex Rodriguez
*Outstanding Player, NL: Albert Pujols
*Outstanding Pitcher, AL: Roy Halladay
*Outstanding Pitcher, NL: Eric Gagné
*Outstanding Rookie, AL: Angel Berroa
*Outstanding Rookie, NL: Scott Podsednik
*Comeback Player, AL: Esteban Loaiza
*Comeback Player, NL: Rod Beck

2002
*Player of the Year: Alex Rodriguez
*Marvin Miller Man of the Year: John Smoltz
*Outstanding Player, AL: Alex Rodriguez
*Outstanding Player, NL: Barry Bonds
*Outstanding Pitcher, AL: Barry Zito
*Outstanding Pitcher, NL: Curt Schilling
*Outstanding Rookie, AL: Eric Hinske
*Outstanding Rookie, NL: Jason Jennings
*Comeback Player, AL: Tim Salmon
*Comeback Player, NL: Mike Lieberthal, John Smoltz (tie)

2001
*Player of the Year: Barry Bonds
*Marvin Miller Man of the Year: Jim Thome
*Outstanding Player, AL: Alex Rodriguez
*Outstanding Player, NL: Barry Bonds
*Outstanding Pitcher, AL: Roger Clemens
*Outstanding Pitcher, NL: Curt Schilling
*Outstanding Rookie, AL: Ichiro
*Outstanding Rookie, NL: Albert Pujols
*Comeback Player, AL: Rubén Sierra
*Comeback Player, NL: Matt Morris

2000
*Player of the Year: Carlos Delgado
*Marvin Miller Man of the Year: Eric Davis
*Outstanding Player, AL: Carlos Delgado
*Outstanding Player, NL: Todd Helton
*Outstanding Pitcher, AL: Pedro Martínez
*Outstanding Pitcher, NL: Randy Johnson
*Outstanding Rookie, AL: Terrence Long
*Outstanding Rookie, NL: Rafael Furcal
*Comeback Player, AL: Frank Thomas
*Comeback Player, NL: Andres Galarraga

1999
*Player of the Decade: Ken Griffey
*Player of the Year: Pedro Martínez
*Man of the Year: Sammy Sosa
*Outstanding Player, AL: Manny Ramírez
*Outstanding Player, NL: Chipper Jones
*Outstanding Pitcher, AL: Pedro Martínez
*Outstanding Pitcher, NL: Mike Hampton
*Outstanding Rookie, AL: Carlos Beltran
*Outstanding Rookie, NL: Preston Wilson
*Comeback Player, AL: John Jaha
*Comeback Player, NL: Alex Fernandez

1998
*Player of the Year: Mark McGwire
*Man of the Year: Paul Molitor
*Outstanding Player, AL: Alex Rodriguez
*Outstanding Player, NL: Sammy Sosa
*Outstanding Pitcher, AL: Pedro Martínez, Roger Clemens (tie)
*Outstanding Pitcher, NL: Greg Maddux
*Outstanding Rookie, AL: Ben Grieve
*Outstanding Rookie, NL: Kerry Wood
*Comeback Player, AL: Eric Davis
*Comeback Player, NL: Greg Vaughn

1997
*Man of the Year: Mark McGwire
*Outstanding Player, AL: Ken Griffey, Jr.
*Outstanding Player, NL: Larry Walker
*Outstanding Pitcher, AL: Roger Clemens
*Outstanding Pitcher, NL: Pedro Martínez
*Outstanding Rookie, AL: Nomar Garciaparra
*Outstanding Rookie, NL: Scott Rolen
*Comeback Player, AL: David Justice
*Comeback Player, NL: Darren Daulton

1996
*Outstanding Player, AL: Alex Rodriguez
*Outstanding Player, NL: Ken Caminiti
*Outstanding Pitcher, AL: Pat Hentgen
*Outstanding Pitcher, NL: John Smoltz
*Outstanding Rookie, AL: Derek Jeter
*Outstanding Rookie, NL: Todd Hollandsworth

1995
*Outstanding Player, AL: Albert Belle
*Outstanding Player, NL: Dante Bichette
*Outstanding Pitcher, AL: Randy Johnson
*Outstanding Pitcher, NL: Greg Maddux
*Outstanding Rookie, AL: Marty Cordova
*Outstanding Rookie, NL: Chipper Jones

1994
*Outstanding Player, AL: Frank Thomas
*Outstanding Player, NL: Jeff Bagwell
*Outstanding Pitcher, AL: Jimmy Key
*Outstanding Pitcher, NL: Greg Maddux
*Outstanding Rookie, AL: Bob Hamelin
*Outstanding Rookie, NL: Raúl Mondesí

1993
*Outstanding Player, AL: Frank Thomas
*Outstanding Player, NL: Barry Bonds

1992
*Comeback Player, AL: Dennis Eckersley
*Comeback Player, NL: Barry Bonds