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The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League. The award has been presented by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) since 1931.
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.
Maury Wills (NL) received the first All-Star Game MVP Award when two All-Star Games were played and two awards (Leon Wagner-AL) were presented as the "Arch Ward Memorial Award" in 1962. Willie Mays was the first player to win more than one All-Star Game MVP Award (1963, 1968).
A second game was played for four seasons, from 1959 through 1962. The All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award was introduced in 1962 and the first recipient was Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 2008 game featured the longest All-Star Game by time: 4 hours 50 minutes, and tied for innings at 15 with the 1967 game.
For three years, Major League Baseball’s two biggest stars traded off winning the American League Most Valuable Player award, with Ohtani’s two-way greatness on the mound and at the plate ...
Adam Kennedy won the 2002 ALCS MVP when he hit 3 home runs in 1 game; [6] he had hit 7 during the regular season and hit 80 in his 14-year career. [7] From the pitcher's mound , Steve Avery threw 16 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings without giving up a run in the 1991 NLCS , [ 8 ] and John Smoltz amassed 19 strikeouts the following year. [ 9 ]
Category: Major League Baseball MVP award winners. 1 language. ... Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVPs (59 P) C. American League Championship Series MVPs (44 P)
1.12 MLB "This Year in Baseball Awards" ... 1.15 All-Star Game MVP Award. 1.16 All-Star Game ... This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Los ...