Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award

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The Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award is an award presented annually by the Major League Baseball Players' Association (MLBPA). The award is presented to "the player in either league whose on-field performance and contributions to his community inspire others to higher levels of achievement".[1] Recipients of the award have $50,000 donated to charities of their choice by the MLB Players Trust.[2] Jim Thome, Michael Young, and John Smoltz have each won the award twice, the only players to do so.[3] The most recent recipient is former Atlanta Brave Chipper Jones, whose recognition was announced after he retired following the 2012 season.

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Process [edit]

The Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award is the result of a player vote after a fan vote after nominations by each team. Each team nominates one player. Then, fans narrow the field to six candidates via online balloting, and then Major League Baseball players determine the recipient.[3]

History [edit]

At the time of its creation in 1997, it was known simply as the Man of the Year Award. The current name was adopted in 2000. Mark McGwire, who at the time was a member of the Oakland Athletics, was the first person to receive the award.[4]

John Smoltz is the only player to have won the award in consecutive seasons – 2002 and 2003.

The 2012 recipient was the newly-retired Chipper Jones, who's foundation had given $2 million to various causes, including the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. His involvement in the battle against Cystic Fibrosis was a result of his having met an 11–year old boy who would go on to die from the disease shortly thereafter.[2]

Recipients [edit]

Year Winner Team Ref
1997 McGwire, MarkMark McGwire Oakland Athletics [4]
1998 Molitor, PaulPaul Molitor Minnesota Twins [4]
1999 Sosa, SammySammy Sosa Chicago Cubs [4]
2000 Davis, EricEric Davis St. Louis Cardinals [4]
2001 Thome, JimJim Thome (1) Cleveland Indians [4]
2002 Smoltz, JohnJohn Smoltz (1) Atlanta Braves [4]
2003 Smoltz, JohnJohn Smoltz (2) Atlanta Braves [4]
2004 Thome, JimJim Thome (2) Philadelphia Phillies [4]
2005 Sweeney, MikeMike Sweeney Kansas City Royals [4]
2006 Pujols, AlbertAlbert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals [4]
2007 Hunter, ToriiTorii Hunter Minnesota Twins [4]
2008 Young, MichaelMichael Young (1) Texas Rangers [4]
2009 Granderson, CurtisCurtis Granderson Detroit Tigers [4]
2010 Inge, BrandonBrandon Inge Detroit Tigers [4]
2011 Young, MichaelMichael Young (2) Texas Rangers [4]
2012 Jones, ChipperChipper Jones Atlanta Braves [4]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Leach, Matthew (8 November 2006). "Pujols, Carpenter draw peers' kudos". cardinals.com: News. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved 22 May 2013. 
  2. ^ a b Bowman, Mark (5 November 2012). "Chipper honored with Man of the Year Award". braves.com: News. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved 22 May 2013. 
  3. ^ a b Andro, Anthony (3 November 2011). "Young tabbed Marvin Miller Man of the Year". Fox Sports Southwest. FOX Sports Interactive Media. Retrieved 22 May 2013. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 22 May 2013. 
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