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1997–2024 · 57 awarded to 54 people · AL, NL

Most wins

Buster Posey 2
Chris Carpenter 2
Frank Thomas 2

Latest (2024)

Tyler O'Neill AL
Chris Sale NL

First (1997)

David Justice
Darren Daulton

Winners

Year	Lg	Winner	Team
2024	AL	Tyler O'Neill	Boston Red Sox
2024	NL	Chris Sale	Atlanta Braves
2023	AL	Liam Hendriks	Chicago White Sox
2023	NL	Cody Bellinger	Chicago Cubs
2022	AL	Justin Verlander	Houston Astros
2022	NL	Ronald Acuna	Atlanta Braves
2021	AL	Trey Mancini	Baltimore Orioles
2021	NL	Buster Posey	San Francisco Giants
2020	AL	Carlos Carrasco	Cleveland Indians
2020	NL	Daniel Bard	Colorado Rockies
2019	AL	Hunter Pence	Texas Rangers
2019	NL	Josh Donaldson	Atlanta Braves
2018	AL	Michael Brantley	Cleveland Indians
2018	NL	Matt Kemp	Los Angeles Dodgers
2017	AL	Mike Moustakas	Kansas City Royals
2017	NL	Ryan Zimmerman	Washington Nationals
2016	AL	Mark Trumbo	Baltimore Orioles
2016	NL	Jose Fernandez	Miami Marlins
2015	AL	Prince Fielder	Texas Rangers
2015	NL	Matt Harvey	New York Mets
2014	AL	Chris Young	New York Mets
2014	NL	Casey McGehee	Miami Marlins
2013	AL	Mariano Rivera	New York Yankees
2013	NL	Francisco Liriano	Pittsburgh Pirates
2012	AL	Adam Dunn	Chicago White Sox
2012	NL	Buster Posey	San Francisco Giants
2011	AL	Jacoby Ellsbury	Boston Red Sox
2011	NL	Lance Berkman	St. Louis Cardinals
2010	AL	Vladimir Guerrero	Texas Rangers
2010	NL	Tim Hudson	Atlanta Braves
2009	AL	Aaron Hill	Toronto Blue Jays
2009	NL	Chris Carpenter	St. Louis Cardinals
2008	AL	Cliff Lee	Cleveland Indians
2008	NL	Fernando Tatis	New York Mets
2007	AL	Carlos Pena	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
2007	NL	Dmitri Young	Washington Nationals
2006	AL	Frank Thomas	Oakland Athletics
2006	NL	Nomar Garciaparra	Los Angeles Dodgers
2005	AL	Jason Giambi	New York Yankees
2005	NL	Ken Griffey	Cincinnati Reds
2004	AL	Orlando Hernandez	New York Yankees
2004	NL	Chris Carpenter	St. Louis Cardinals
2003	AL	Esteban Loaiza	Chicago White Sox
2003	NL	Rod Beck	San Diego Padres
2002	AL	Tim Salmon	Anaheim Angels
2002	NL	John Smoltz	Atlanta Braves
2002	NL	Mike Lieberthal	Philadelphia Phillies
2001	AL	Ruben Sierra	Texas Rangers
2001	NL	Matt Morris	St. Louis Cardinals
2000	AL	Frank Thomas	Chicago White Sox
2000	NL	Andres Galarraga	Atlanta Braves
1999	AL	John Jaha	Oakland Athletics
1999	NL	Alex Fernandez	Florida Marlins
1998	AL	Eric Davis	Baltimore Orioles
1998	NL	Greg Vaughn	San Diego Padres
1997	AL	David Justice	Cleveland Indians
1997	NL	Darren Daulton	Philadelphia Phillies

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