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.

#5 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

José Altuve

José Altuve, 34

2016

6

Ken Griffey Jr.

Ken Griffey Jr., 54

1997

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

Ted Williams

Ted Williams (1918-2002)

1946, 1949

13

Josh Donaldson

Josh Donaldson, 38

2015

14

Jose Canseco

Jose Canseco, 60

1988

15

Reggie Jackson

Reggie Jackson, 78

1973

16

Cal Ripken Jr., 64

1983, 1991

17

Frank Thomas

Frank Thomas, 56

1993, 1994

18

Joe Mauer

Joe Mauer, 41

2009

19

George Brett

George Brett, 71

1980

20

Ichiro Suzuki

Ichiro Suzuki, 51

2001

21

Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens, 62

1986

22

Yogi Berra

Yogi Berra (1925-2015)

1951, 1954, 1955

23

Jim Rice

Jim Rice, 71

1978

24

Don Mattingly

Don Mattingly, 63

1985

25

Dustin Pedroia

Dustin Pedroia, 41

2008

26

Rickey Henderson

Rickey Henderson, 65

1990

27

Josh Hamilton

Josh Hamilton, 43

2010

28

Jimmie Foxx

Jimmie Foxx (1907-1967)

1932, 1933, 1938

29

Iván Rodríguez

Iván Rodríguez, 52

1999

30

Roger Maris

Roger Maris (1934-1985)

1960, 1961

31

Vladimir Guerrero

Vladimir Guerrero, 49

2004

32

Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley, 70

1992

33

Brooks Robinson

Brooks Robinson (1937-2023)

1964

34

Dick Allen

Dick Allen (1942-2020)

1972

35

George Bell

George Bell, 65

1987

36

Frank Robinson

Frank Robinson (1935-2019)

1966

37

Mo Vaughn

Mo Vaughn, 56

1995

38

José Abreu

José Abreu, 37

2020

39

Lefty Grove

Lefty Grove (1900-1975)

1931

40

Rollie Fingers

Rollie Fingers, 78

1981

41

Jason Giambi

Jason Giambi, 53

2000

42

Carl Yastrzemski

Carl Yastrzemski, 85

1967

43

Bobby Shantz

Bobby Shantz, 99

1952

44

Robin Yount

Robin Yount, 69

1982, 1989

45

Thurman Munson

Thurman Munson (1947-1979)

1976

46

Rod Carew

Rod Carew, 79

1977

47

Vida Blue

Vida Blue (1949-2023)

1971

48

Popularity

Baseball Award #1

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