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.

#6 award

MLB AL MVPs Winners

Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani, 30

2021, 2023

1

Aaron Judge

Aaron Judge, 32

2022

2

Mookie Betts

Mookie Betts, 32

2018

3

Mike Trout

Mike Trout, 33

2014, 2016, 2019

4

Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez, 49

2003, 2005, 2007

5

Ken Griffey Jr.

Ken Griffey Jr., 55

1997

6

José Altuve

José Altuve, 34

2016

7

Mickey Mantle

Mickey Mantle (1931-1995)

1956, 1957, 1962

8

Joe DiMaggio

Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999)

1939, 1941, 1947

9

Miguel Cabrera

Miguel Cabrera, 41

2012, 2013

10

Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig (1903-1941)

1936

11

Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander, 41

2011

12

Reggie Jackson

Reggie Jackson, 78

1973

13

Ted Williams

Ted Williams (1918-2002)

1946, 1949

14

Josh Donaldson

Josh Donaldson, 38

2015

15

Cal Ripken Jr., 64

1983, 1991

16

Jose Canseco

Jose Canseco, 60

1988

17

Joe Mauer

Joe Mauer, 41

2009

18

Frank Thomas

Frank Thomas, 56

1993, 1994

19

George Brett

George Brett, 71

1980

20

Don Mattingly

Don Mattingly, 63

1985

21

Ichiro Suzuki

Ichiro Suzuki, 51

2001

22

Jim Rice

Jim Rice, 71

1978

23

Yogi Berra

Yogi Berra (1925-2015)

1951, 1954, 1955

24

Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens, 62

1986

25

Dustin Pedroia

Dustin Pedroia, 41

2008

26

Rickey Henderson

Rickey Henderson, 65

1990

27

Josh Hamilton

Josh Hamilton, 43

2010

28

Vladimir Guerrero

Vladimir Guerrero, 49

2004

29

Brooks Robinson

Brooks Robinson (1937-2023)

1964

30

Iván Rodríguez

Iván Rodríguez, 52

1999

31

Lefty Grove

Lefty Grove (1900-1975)

1931

32

Robin Yount

Robin Yount, 69

1982, 1989

33

Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley, 70

1992

34

Thurman Munson

Thurman Munson (1947-1979)

1976

35

Roger Maris

Roger Maris (1934-1985)

1960, 1961

36

Dick Allen

Dick Allen (1942-2020)

1972

37

Don Baylor

Don Baylor (1949-2017)

1979

38

Mo Vaughn

Mo Vaughn, 56

1995

39

José Abreu

José Abreu, 37

2020

40

George Bell

George Bell, 65

1987

41

Frank Robinson

Frank Robinson (1935-2019)

1966

42

Rollie Fingers

Rollie Fingers, 78

1981

43

Jason Giambi

Jason Giambi, 53

2000

44

Bobby Shantz

Bobby Shantz, 99

1952

45

Rod Carew

Rod Carew, 79

1977

46

Vida Blue

Vida Blue (1949-2023)

1971

47

Phil Rizzuto

Phil Rizzuto (1917-2007)

1950

48

Popularity

Baseball Award #1

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