The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award is the oldest of three annual awards in Major League Baseball given to one player in each league who has reemerged as a star in that season. It was established in 1965. The winner in each league is selected by the TSN editorial staff.
In 2005, Major League Baseball officially sponsored its own Comeback Player of the Year Award for the first time. TSN and MLB honored the same players in 2005—Ken Griffey, Jr. in the National League and Jason Giambi in the American League.
In 1992, the first Players Choice Awards were given, to the Comeback Player in each league. There were no other awards that year. In 1993, the Comeback Player awards were replaced by an Outstanding Player award for each league. In 1994, two more categories were added (Outstanding Pitcher and Outstanding Rookie in each league). In 1997, the dual Comeback Player awards were again named. The Players Choice Awards are unique because the electorate consists of the players themselves.
Listed below are the players honored with the TSN award by year, name, team and league.
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- The only players to be named twice in the American League are Norm Cash, Boog Powell and Bret Saberhagen.
- The only players to be named twice in the National League are Andrés Galarraga and Chris Carpenter.
- The only player to be named in both leagues is Rick Sutcliffe.
- Since the official MLB Comeback Player of the Year award began in 2005, the recipients have been identical to the TSN award with the following exceptions: 2008 NL (TSN honored Fernando Tatis, MLB honored Brad Lidge) and 2010 AL (TSN honored Vladimir Guerrero, MLB honored Francisco Liriano).
- Although Bob Uecker joked that he had won the award five years in a row, he never actually won the award.
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TSN American League Comeback Player of the Year Award
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TSN National League Comeback Player of the Year Award
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