The ''Baseball America'' Major League Player of the Year award is given each year by
''Baseball America'' to the best player—at any
position—in
Major League Baseball
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. (''Baseball America'' does not have a Pitcher of the Year award.) The award was first presented in 1998.
Key
Winners
:''See footnotes''
Majors: Awards: Player Of The Year
(individual articles). Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
See also
* ''Players Choice Awards'' Player of the Year (in MLB; for all positions)
*Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award The Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award, known alternatively as the Best Baseball Player ESPY Award, has been presented annually since 1993 to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year, typicall ...
(in MLB; for all positions)
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" Best Major Leaguer (in MLB; for all positions) (also Best Hitter and Best Pitcher)
*The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
''Sporting News'' Player of the Year Award refers to a set of awards given to the player of the year in various sports as adjudged by '' Sporting News'':
Awards include:
* ''Sporting News'' College Football Player of the Year, beginning in 1942
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(in MLB; for all positions) (''Sporting News'' also has a Pitcher of the Year award for each league)
* ''The Sporting News'' Most Valuable Player Award (in each league) (''discontinued in 1946'')
*''Baseball Digest
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History and profile
It was created by Herbert F. Simons, a spor ...
'' Player of the Year (in MLB; for position players) (from 1969 to 1993, included all positions; in 1994, a separate Pitcher of the Year award was added)
*Kenesaw Mountain Landis Most Valuable Player Award (in each league; for all positions) (MLB also has the Cy Young Award
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for a pitcher in each league)
*Baseball America Rookie of the Year
The ''Baseball America'' Rookie of the Year Award is an annual award granted by ''Baseball America'' to the best rookie in the major leagues.
Awardees
See also
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*Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award (MLB; in each league)
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* List of MLB awards
References
External links
Major League: Player of the Year
(1998–present) (Baseball America Awards webpage). Baseball America website
Majors: Awards: Player Of The Year
(individual articles). Baseball America website
{{Baseball America Major League Player of the Year Award
Major League Baseball trophies and awards
Baseball most valuable player awards
Most valuable player awards
Awards by magazines
Awards established in 1998