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1977–2025 · 51 awarded to 50 people · NL

Most wins

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Latest (2025)

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First (1977)

Dusty Baker

Winners

Year	Lg	Winner	Team	Notes
2025	NL	Shohei Ohtani	Los Angeles Dodgers
2024	NL	Tommy Edman	Los Angeles Dodgers
2023	NL	Ketel Marte	Arizona Diamondbacks
2022	NL	Bryce Harper	Philadelphia Phillies
2021	NL	Eddie Rosario	Cleveland Indians
2020	NL	Corey Seager	Los Angeles Dodgers
2019	NL	Howie Kendrick	Washington Nationals
2018	NL	Cody Bellinger	Los Angeles Dodgers
2017	NL	Chris Taylor tie	Los Angeles Dodgers	Co-MVP
2017	NL	Justin Turner tie	Los Angeles Dodgers	Co-MVP
2016	NL	Javier Baez tie	Chicago Cubs	Co-MVP
2016	NL	Jon Lester tie	Chicago Cubs	Co-MVP
2015	NL	Daniel Murphy	New York Mets
2014	NL	Madison Bumgarner	San Francisco Giants
2013	NL	Michael Wacha	St. Louis Cardinals
2012	NL	Marco Scutaro	Colorado Rockies
2011	NL	David Freese	St. Louis Cardinals
2010	NL	Cody Ross	Florida Marlins
2009	NL	Ryan Howard	Philadelphia Phillies
2008	NL	Cole Hamels	Philadelphia Phillies
2007	NL	Matt Holliday	Colorado Rockies
2006	NL	Jeff Suppan	St. Louis Cardinals
2005	NL	Roy Oswalt	Houston Astros
2004	NL	Albert Pujols	St. Louis Cardinals
2003	NL	Ivan Rodriguez	Florida Marlins
2002	NL	Benito Santiago	San Francisco Giants
2001	NL	Craig Counsell	Arizona Diamondbacks
2000	NL	Mike Hampton	New York Mets
1999	NL	Eddie Perez	Atlanta Braves
1998	NL	Sterling Hitchcock	San Diego Padres
1997	NL	Livan Hernandez	Florida Marlins
1996	NL	Javy Lopez	Atlanta Braves
1995	NL	Mike Devereaux	Chicago White Sox
1993	NL	Curt Schilling	Philadelphia Phillies
1992	NL	John Smoltz	Atlanta Braves
1991	NL	Steve Avery	Atlanta Braves
1990	NL	Randy Myers	Cincinnati Reds
1990	NL	Rob Dibble	Cincinnati Reds
1989	NL	Will Clark	San Francisco Giants
1988	NL	Orel Hershiser	Los Angeles Dodgers
1987	NL	Jeffrey Leonard	San Francisco Giants
1986	NL	Mike Scott	Houston Astros
1985	NL	Ozzie Smith	St. Louis Cardinals
1984	NL	Steve Garvey	San Diego Padres
1983	NL	Gary Matthews	Philadelphia Phillies
1982	NL	Darrell Porter	St. Louis Cardinals
1981	NL	Burt Hooton	Los Angeles Dodgers
1980	NL	Manny Trillo	Philadelphia Phillies
1979	NL	Willie Stargell	Pittsburgh Pirates
1978	NL	Steve Garvey	Los Angeles Dodgers
1977	NL	Dusty Baker	Los Angeles Dodgers

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