Tampa Bay Rays award winners and league leaders
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This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Tampa Bay Rays professional baseball team.


Regular season award winners


Cy Young Award

* David Price (baseball), David Price (2012) * Blake Snell (2018)


Rookie of the Year

* Evan Longoria (2008) * Jeremy Hellickson (2011) * Wil Myers (2013) * Randy Arozarena (2021)


Gold Glove Award

* Carlos Peña, 1B (2008) * Evan Longoria, 3B (2009, 2010, 2017) * Carl Crawford, LF (2010) * Jeremy Hellickson, P (2012) * Kevin Kiermaier, CF (2015 Rawlings Gold Glove Award#Platinum Glove Award, [Platinum Glove] , 2016, 2019)


Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award

:''See explanatory note at Atlanta Braves award winners and league leaders#Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award, Atlanta Braves award winners and league leaders.'' ;Team (at all positions) * (2012) * (2013)


Silver Slugger Award

* Carlos Peña, 1B (2007) * Evan Longoria, 3B (2009) * Carl Crawford, OF (2010)


Comeback Player of the Year

* Carlos Peña (2007) * Fernando Rodney (2012)


Manager of the Year

:''See footnote''In 1936, ''The Sporting News'' began The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award, ''The Sporting News'' Manager of the Year Award. (In 1986, ''TSN'' expanded the award to one for each league.) In 1959, the Associated Press#AP sports awards, Associated Press began it
AP Manager of the Year Award
which was discontinued in 2001. (From 1984 to 2000, the award was given to one manager in all of MLB.) In 1983, MLB began its own Manager of the Year Award (in each league). In 1998, Baseball Prospectus#Internet Baseball Awards, ''Baseball Prospectus'' added a Manager of the Year award to its "Internet Baseball Awards" (one per league). In or about 2000, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum began its Charles Isham C. I. Taylor Legacy Award, Charles Isham "C. I." Taylor Legacy Award for "Managers of the Year". In 2003, MLB added a Manager of the Year award (for all of MLB) to its This Year in Baseball Awards. In 2007, the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh began its Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award (for all of MLB). (In 2010, it began a separate Chuck Tanner Collegiate Baseball Manager of the Year Award.) Baseball America#Awards, ''Baseball America'' also has a Manager of the Year award (for all of MLB). ''USA Today'' has a Manager of the Year award (one per league).
* Joe Maddon (2008, 2011) * Kevin Cash (2020, 2021)


Roberto Clemente Award

*Nelson Cruz (2021)


MLB "This Year in Baseball Awards"

:''Note: These awards were renamed the "GIBBY Awards" (Greatness in Baseball Yearly) in 2010 and then the "Esurance MLB Awards" in 2015.''


"Esurance MLB Awards" Best Defensive Player

*Kevin Kiermaier (2015)


''DHL'' Hometown Heroes (2006)

*Wade Boggs — voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality, and character value.


''Baseball America'' Rookie of the Year

*Jeremy Hellickson (2011)


''Baseball America'' All-Rookie Team

:''See: Baseball America#Baseball America All-Rookie Team'' *2011 – Desmond Jennings (OF; one of three) and Jeremy Hellickson (SP; one of five)


''Topps'' All-Star Rookie Rosters


Tony Conigliaro Award

*Rocco Baldelli (2008)


''Baseball America'' Manager of the Year

:''See: Baseball America#Baseball America Manager of the Year'' :''See footnote'' *Joe Maddon (2011)


''USA Today'' AL Top Manager

*Joe Maddon (2011)


''Baseball Prospectus'' AL Manager of the Year

*Joe Maddon (2011)


Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award

:''See footnote'' *Joe Maddon (2008)


Sporting News Manager of the Year Award

* Joe Maddon (2008, 2011) * Kevin Cash (2019, 2020)


Postseason and All-Star Game MVP award winners


American League Championship Series MVP

:''See: League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award#American League winners'' *Matt Garza (2008) *Randy Arozarena (2020)


All-Star Game MVP

*Carl Crawford (2009)


Team awards

* ,  – American League Championship Series#Championship Trophy, William Harridge Trophy (American League champion) * 2008 – ''Baseball America'' Organization of the Year


Team records (single-game, single-season, career)


Minor-league system


''Baseball America'' Minor League Player of the Year Award

*Rocco Baldelli (2002) *Delmon Young (2005) *Jeremy Hellickson (2010)


''TOPPS'' Minor League Player of the Year

:''See footnote'' ''and Topps#Awards'' *Delmon Young (2005) *Matt Moore (baseball), Matt Moore (2011)


''USA Today'' Minor League Player of the Year Award

*Josh Hamilton (2000) *David Price (baseball), David Price (2008) *Jeremy Hellickson (2010)


Joe Bauman Home Run Award

*Kevin Witt, Durham Bulls (2006)


Other achievements


National Baseball Hall of Fame

:''See: Tampa Bay Rays#Baseball Hall of Famers''


Rays Hall of Fame

:''See: Tampa Bay Rays#Rays Hall of Fame''


Retired numbers

:''See: Tampa Bay Rays#Retired numbers''


See also

*Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame (including Tampa Bay Rays exhibit) *Baseball awards#United States, Baseball awards *List of Major League Baseball awards


Footnotes


External links


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