MLB AL MVPs

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MLB AL MVPs

Established

1931

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First Winner

Lefty Grove

MLB AL MVPs

About

Most valuable player of the American League of Major League Baseball as awarded by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The winner receives the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Memorial Baseball Award, named after the first MLB commissioner.

Trivia

Alex Rodriguez is the only player to win the award with two different teams at two different positions.

#3 award

MLB AL MVPs Winners

Rickey Henderson

Rickey Henderson (1958-2024)

1990

1

Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani, 30

2021, 2023

2

Aaron Judge

Aaron Judge, 32

2022

3

Mookie Betts

Mookie Betts, 32

2018

4

Mike Trout

Mike Trout, 33

2014, 2016, 2019

5

Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez, 49

2003, 2005, 2007

6

José Altuve

José Altuve, 34

2016

7

Ken Griffey Jr.

Ken Griffey Jr., 55

1997

8

Miguel Cabrera

Miguel Cabrera, 41

2012, 2013

9

Joe DiMaggio

Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999)

1939, 1941, 1947

10

Mickey Mantle

Mickey Mantle (1931-1995)

1956, 1957, 1962

11

Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig (1903-1941)

1936

12

Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander, 41

2011

13

Cal Ripken Jr., 64

1983, 1991

14

Reggie Jackson

Reggie Jackson, 78

1973

15

Josh Donaldson

Josh Donaldson, 39

2015

16

Jim Rice

Jim Rice, 71

1978

17

Ted Williams

Ted Williams (1918-2002)

1946, 1949

18

Don Mattingly

Don Mattingly, 63

1985

19

Yogi Berra

Yogi Berra (1925-2015)

1951, 1954, 1955

20

Jose Canseco

Jose Canseco, 60

1988

21

Joe Mauer

Joe Mauer, 41

2009

22

Frank Thomas

Frank Thomas, 56

1993, 1994

23

Ichiro Suzuki

Ichiro Suzuki, 51

2001

24

Iván Rodríguez

Iván Rodríguez, 53

1999

25

Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens, 62

1986

26

George Bell

George Bell, 65

1987

27

Vladimir Guerrero

Vladimir Guerrero, 49

2004

28

George Brett

George Brett, 71

1980

29

Dustin Pedroia

Dustin Pedroia, 41

2008

30

Josh Hamilton

Josh Hamilton, 43

2010

31

Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley, 70

1992

32

Jason Giambi

Jason Giambi, 53

2000

33

Jimmie Foxx

Jimmie Foxx (1907-1967)

1932, 1933, 1938

34

José Abreu

José Abreu, 37

2020

35

Mo Vaughn

Mo Vaughn, 57

1995

36

Rollie Fingers

Rollie Fingers, 78

1981

37

Roger Maris

Roger Maris (1934-1985)

1960, 1961

38

Rod Carew

Rod Carew, 79

1977

39

Juan González

Juan González, 55

1996, 1998

40

Robin Yount

Robin Yount, 69

1982, 1989

41

Dick Allen

Dick Allen (1942-2020)

1972

42

Brooks Robinson

Brooks Robinson (1937-2023)

1964

43

Lefty Grove

Lefty Grove (1900-1975)

1931

44

Frank Robinson

Frank Robinson (1935-2019)

1966

45

Thurman Munson

Thurman Munson (1947-1979)

1976

46

Hank Greenberg

Hank Greenberg (1911-1986)

1935, 1940

47

Nellie Fox

Nellie Fox (1927-1975)

1959

48

Popularity

Baseball Award #1

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