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In Major League Baseball (MLB), the Player of the Week Award is given weekly during the regular season to two outstanding players, one each in the National League (NL) and American League (AL). The NL first awarded the honor during the 1973 season, and the AL began in 1974. [1] Players at all positions are eligible for the award.
[45] [46] He was named the American League Player of the Week on August 31, after batting .391 with 6 home runs and 17 RBIs. [47] On September 2, Encarnación won the American League Player of the Month award for the second time in his career, after batting .407 with 11 home runs and 35 RBIs in August. [48]
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given to the most outstanding player in each year's MLB All-Star Game. Awarded each season since 1962, it was originally called the "Arch Ward Memorial Award" in honor of Arch Ward, the man who conceived the All-Star Game.
2000 – Baseball America Organization of the Year; 2005 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion) 2005 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series) [2] 2011 – Commissioner's Award for Philanthropic Excellence [3] 2012 – Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy [4]
The BBWAA hands out its Most Valuable Player awards. Shohei Ohtani is the clear favorite in the NL, but Contreras and Adames likely will garner votes. ... Dates for other awards. Nov. 14: All-MLB ...
For the final week of the regular season, Martinez earned his 10th MLB Player of the Week Award, having gone 12-for-34 (.353) with four home runs in nine games. [84] Overall for the 2022 season, Martinez batted .274 with 16 home runs and 62 RBIs in 139 games, all as DH.
The winners will be announced Monday at 6 p.m. ET on MLB Network through Thursday, with both MVP awards announced Thursday. Here are the finalists for MLB's postseason awards: AL Rookie of the ...
He made his MLB debut on Opening Day in 2019 and won the National League's Rookie of the Year award that year, setting a major league record for rookies with 53 home runs. Alonso is a four-time MLB All-Star who led the league in home runs in 2019 and in runs batted in in 2022. He has also won the MLB Home Run Derby twice, in 2019 and 2021.