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Willie Mays was the first player to win multiple All-Star Game MVP Awards (1963, 1968).

The Ted Williams 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 of the All-Star Game. The award's name was changed to the "Commissioner's Trophy" in 1970, but this name change was reversed in 1985 when the World Series Trophy was renamed the Commissioner's Trophy. Finally, the trophy was renamed the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award in 2002, in honor of former Boston Red Sox player Ted Williams, who had died earlier that year.[1] No award was presented for the 2002 All-Star Game, which ended in a tie.[2] Thus, the Anaheim Angels' Garret Anderson was the first recipient of the newly named Ted Williams Award in 2003.

As of 2009, a National League player has won the award 24 times (including one award shared by two players), and American League players have won 24 times. Baltimore Orioles players have won the most awards for a single franchise (with six); players from the Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Francisco Giants are tied for the most in the National League with five each. Four players have won the award twice: Willie Mays (1963, 1968), Steve Garvey (1974, 1978), Gary Carter (1981, 1984), and Cal Ripken, Jr. (1991, 2001). The award has been shared by multiple players once; Bill Madlock and Jon Matlack shared the award in 1975.[3] Two players have won the award for a game in which their league lost: Brooks Robinson in 1966 and Carl Yastrzemski in 1970.[4][5] One pair of awardees were father and son (Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr.),[6] and another were brothers (Roberto Alomar and Sandy Alomar, Jr.).[7] Carl Crawford of the Tampa Bay Rays is the most recent winner.[8]

Award winners

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Brooks Robinson won the award in 1966, the first of only two times a player from the losing team has won the award.
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Garret Anderson won the award in 2003, the first year it was presented as the "Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award".
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Carl Crawford is the most recent winner.
Year Links to the article about the corresponding Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Player (X) Denotes winning player and number of times they had won the award at that point
† Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
^ Denotes player who is still active
* Denotes year in which the award was shared
Year Player Team League Position
1962[a] Maury Wills Los Angeles Dodgers National SS
1962[b] Leon Wagner Los Angeles Angels American LF
1963 Willie Mays† San Francisco Giants National CF
1964 Johnny Callison Philadelphia Phillies National RF
1965 Juan Marichal† San Francisco Giants National P
1966 Brooks Robinson† Baltimore Orioles American 3B
1967 Tony Perez† Cincinnati Reds National 3B
1968 Willie Mays† (2) San Francisco Giants National CF
1969 Willie McCovey† San Francisco Giants National 1B
1970 Carl Yastrzemski† Boston Red Sox American LF
1971 Frank Robinson† Baltimore Orioles American RF
1972 Joe Morgan† Cincinnati Reds National 2B
1973 Bobby Bonds San Francisco Giants National RF
1974 Steve Garvey Los Angeles Dodgers National 1B
1975*[c] Bill Madlock Chicago Cubs National 3B
1975*[c] Jon Matlack New York Mets National P
1976 George Foster Cincinnati Reds National LF
1977 Don Sutton† Los Angeles Dodgers National P
1978 Steve Garvey (2) Los Angeles Dodgers National 1B
1979 Dave Parker Pittsburgh Pirates National RF
1980 Ken Griffey, Sr. Cincinnati Reds National RF
1981 Gary Carter† Montreal Expos National C
1982 Dave Concepción Cincinnati Reds National SS
1983 Fred Lynn California Angels American CF
1984 Gary Carter† (2) Montreal Expos National C
1985 LaMarr Hoyt San Diego Padres National P
1986 Roger Clemens Boston Red Sox American P
1987 Tim Raines Montreal Expos National LF
1988 Terry Steinbach Oakland Athletics American C
1989 Bo Jackson Kansas City Royals American LF
1990 Julio Franco Texas Rangers American 2B
1991 Cal Ripken, Jr.† Baltimore Orioles American SS
1992 Ken Griffey, Jr.^ Seattle Mariners American CF
1993 Kirby Puckett† Minnesota Twins American CF
1994 Fred McGriff Atlanta Braves National 1B
1995 Jeff Conine Florida Marlins National LF
1996 Mike Piazza Los Angeles Dodgers National C
1997 Sandy Alomar, Jr. Cleveland Indians American C
1998 Roberto Alomar Baltimore Orioles American 2B
1999 Pedro Martínez^ Boston Red Sox American P
2000 Derek Jeter^ New York Yankees American SS
2001 Cal Ripken, Jr.† (2) Baltimore Orioles American SS/3B[d]
2002[e] — — — —
2003 Garret Anderson^ Anaheim Angels American LF
2004 Alfonso Soriano^ Texas Rangers American LF
2005 Miguel Tejada^ Baltimore Orioles American SS
2006 Michael Young^ Texas Rangers American 3B
2007 Ichiro Suzuki^ Seattle Mariners American RF
2008 J. D. Drew^ Boston Red Sox American RF
2009 Carl Crawford^ Tampa Bay Rays American LF

Notes

  • a b Two All-Star games were played in 1962.[1]
  • c The 1975 award was shared by two players.[3]
  • d Ripken was elected as an American League All-Star at third base in 2001 but had spent the vast majority of his career at shortstop. Ripken had announced earlier that year that he would retire and Alex Rodriguez, the American League's starting shortstop, switched fielding positions with Ripken in the first inning as homage.[9]
  • e A winner was not chosen in 2002, when the game ended in a tie.[2]

See also

References

General
  • "All-Star MVPs". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  • "Post-Season Awards & All-Star Game MVP Award Winners". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
Specific
  1. ^ a b "All Star Game Most Valuable Player Award". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  2. ^ a b Adam McCalvy (2002-07-09). "All-Star Game finishes in tie". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  3. ^ a b "1975 All-Star Game Box Score". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  4. ^ "Jul 12, 1966, AL All-Stars at NL All-Stars Box Score and Play by Play". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  5. ^ "Jul 14, 1970, AL All-Stars at NL All-Stars Box Score and Play by Play". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  6. ^ "Ken Griffey Sr." and "Ken Griffey Jr". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  7. ^ "Roberto Alomar" and "Sandy Alomar, Jr". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  8. ^ Matthew Leach (2009-07-15). "AL beats NL, keeps All-Star streak alive". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  9. ^ Anthony McCarron (2008-07-14). "Alex Rodriguez fondly recalls 2001 All-Star tribute to Cal Ripken Jr". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2009-08-31.

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