Professional baseball leagues and amateur-baseball organizations around the world, various sportswriting associations, and other interested groups confer awards on various baseball players, managers, coaches, executives, broadcasters, and writers for excellence in achievement, sportsmanship, and community involvement. [edit] International - Senior Athlete of the Year[1]
- Junior Athlete of the Year[1]
- Coach of the Year[1]
- Umpire of the Year[1]
- Member Federation Executive of the Year[1]
[edit] Africa [edit] Americas [edit] Europe [edit] Oceania [edit] Australia [edit] In general [edit] Claxton Shield - President's Award
- ABF Life Membership
- Administrator of the Year Award
- Club of the Year Award
- Official of the Year Award
- Volunteer of the Year Award
- Coach of the Year Award
- Player of the Year (Open Women's Award)
- Player of the Year (Youth Award)
- State of the Year
[edit] Australian Baseball League (defunct) [edit] Canada [edit] Colombia [edit] Dominican Republic - Championnat de France de baseball
[edit] Germany [edit] Ireland - For other awards, see Baseball Ireland official website
- Serie A1 (Italian Baseball League) championship
- See also: Nippon Professional Baseball: Awards, Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame and The Meikyukai ("Association of Great Players" or
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- "Golden Players Club") (also a Japanese baseball hall of fame)
[edit] Mexico [edit] Puerto Rico [edit] Sweden [edit] United Kingdom [edit] Venezuela [edit] United States major leagues: Awards by Major League Baseball (MLB) - Note: The following awards (except the Edgar Martinez Award) appear at MLB.com, on its awards page for the most recent completed
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- season.[3]
(Each award is given to a player (or manager) in each league, except where noted by a superscript ¹.) [edit] Annual awards [edit] Monthly and weekly awards - Note: The following monthly and weekly awards appear at MLB.com, on its awards page for the current season.[10]
[edit] One-time awards - Note: The following awards are one-time-only awards.
¹ A combined award is given for the American and National Leagues. [edit] U.S. major leagues: Awards by organizations other than MLB - Note: The following awards do not appear at MLB.com, on its awards page for the most recent completed season[3]
(Each award is given to a player (or manager) in each league, except where noted by a superscript ¹.) ¹ A combined award is given for the American and National Leagues. [edit] U.S. minor leagues - See also: Minor league baseball and International League Hall of Fame (Triple A)
[edit] U.S. college baseball [edit] U.S. high-school baseball [edit] U.S. youth baseball - American Legion Baseball:
- American Legion Baseball championship
- American Legion Baseball state champions (including Puerto Rico)
- Louisville Slugger Batting Champion (highest batting average during national competition)[19]
- Bob Feller Pitching Award (pitcher with most strikeouts in regional and national competition)[19]
- Dr. Irvin L. "Click" Cowger RBI Memorial Award (most RBI at the regional tournament and World Series)[19]
- Rawlings Big Stick Award (player who rounds the most bases in regional and national competition)[19]
- George W. Rulon Player of the Year (based on integrity, mental attitude, cooperation, citizenship, sportsmanship, scholastic aptitude and general good conduct)[19]
- James F. Daniel Jr. Memorial Sportsmanship Award (Legion World Series participant who best embodies the principles of good sportsmanship)[19]
- Jack Williams Memorial Leadership Award (manager and coach of the national championship team)[19]
- American Legion Graduate of the Year (an alumnus, who is a Major League Baseball player; for character, leadership, playing abilities and community service)[19]
- Babe Ruth League:
- 16-18-year-old baseball World Series national championship
- 16-year-old baseball World Series national championship
- 14-year-old baseball World Series national championship
- 13-15-year-old baseball World Series national championship
- 13-year-old baseball World Series national championship
- Cal Ripken 12-year-old (Major/70) baseball World Series national championship
- Cal Ripken 12-year-old (Major/60) baseball World Series national championship
- Cal Ripken 10-year-old baseball World Series national championship
- Little League World Series regional champions (community teams; ages 11-13):
- New England Region (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT)
- Mid-Atlantic Region (PA, NY, NJ, MD, DC, DE)
- Midwest Region (ND/SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO)
- Great Lakes Region (MI, WI, OH, IN, IL, KY)
- Southeast Region (VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, TN)
- Southwest Region (MS, LA, AR, TX East, TX West, OK, CO, NM)
- Northwest Region (AK, WA, OR, ID, MT, WY)
- West Region (AZ, NV, UT, CA Northern, CA Southern, HI)
- Little League World Series state champions[20] (including District of Columbia, Northern California, Southern California, Texas East, Texas West, and Dakotas champions) (community teams; ages 11-13)
- Little League Baseball awards:
- Good Sport of the Year Award
- Challenger Award
- ASAP (A Safety Awareness Program) Award
- Bill Shea Distinguished Little League Graduate Award
- Mom of the Year Award
- George and Barbara Bush Little League Parents of the Year Award
- Volunteer of the Year Award
- Howard and Gail Paster Little League Urban Initiative Volunteer of the Year Award
- Howard Hartman Little League Friendship Award
[edit] See also - ^ a b c d e Cassandra Sedgman, "Paul Hyham IBAF 2009 Umpire of the Year". Baseball Australia, 7 December 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ Given by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame to the Canadian baseball player "judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to the highest ideals of the game of baseball." It is named for Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer James "Tip" O'Neill (not the former U.S. Speaker of the House of the same name).
- ^ a b 2008 Awards (MLB.com/News/Awards/2008 Awards). MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ From 1970 to 1984, the "Commissioner's Trophy" was the name of the award given to the All-Star Game MVP. In 1985, the World Series Trophy (first awarded in 1967) was re-named the Commissioner's Trophy.
- ^ Originally an unofficial major-league baseball award given by the Chicago chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA), from 1940 to 1946, the Rookie of the Year Award was known as the J. Louis Comiskey Memorial Award (after the Chicago White Sox owner of the 1930s). In 1947, the award became an official MLB award, with Jackie Robinson as its first recipient. In July 1987, the award was re-named the Jackie Robinson Award.
- ^ a b c d e f In 1936, The Sporting News began The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award. In 1959, the Associated Press began its AP Manager of the Year Award, which was discontinued in 2001. In 1983, MLB began its own Manager of the Year Award. In 1998, Baseball Prospectus added a Manager of the Year award to its "Internet Baseball Awards". In 2003, MLB added a Manager of the Year award (for all of MLB, not for each league) to its This Year in Baseball Awards. Baseball America also has a Manager of the Year award, for all of MLB.
- ^ a b c d e MLB appears to have dropped the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award as an official MLB award, after the 2006 season. Relief Man Award winners (1976-2006). (MLB.com/News/Awards/History/ ). MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2009-08-30. Established in 1976, it does not appear on the MLB.com awards page for the most recent completed season. 2008 Awards (MLB.com/News/Awards/2008 Awards). MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2009-08-30. The MLB Delivery Man of the Year Award (sponsored by DHL) was first given in 2005 and does appear on the MLB.com awards page for the most recent completed season. Prior to both awards, in 1960, The Sporting News established its Fireman of the Year Award, to recognize the best closer from each league. In 2001, the award was broadened to include all relievers and was re-named The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award. In 2002, MLB began its This Year in Baseball Awards (TYIB Awards), including Setup Man of the Year (for all of MLB, not for each league). In 2003, MLB added a Closer of the Year category (for all of MLB) to the TYIB Awards.
- ^ This award does not appear on the MLB.com awards page for the current season. In September 2004, however, Commissioner Bud Selig announced that the award would be renamed for Martinez. Thus, it appears to be an official MLB award. 2008 Awards (MLB.com/News/Awards/2008 Awards). MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2009-08-30. "Boston's Ortiz captures fourth straight outstanding DH award", MLB Advanced Media, L.P., Dec. 5, 2006. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ a b c The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award was established in 1965 and was recognized as a Major League Baseball (MLB) award. In 1992, the MLB Players Association began its Players Choice Awards, for the Comeback Player in each league. (There were no other awards that year. In 1993, the Comeback Player awards were replaced by an Outstanding Player award for each league. In 1994, two more categories were added. In 1997, the dual Comeback Player awards were again named.) In 2005, MLB started its own MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award.
- ^ 2009 Awards (MLB.com/News/Awards/2009 Awards). MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ The Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award has been given eleven times, including to eight living ballplayers. The other three times were to the late Roberto Clemente (posthumously), Rachel Robinson (widow of Jackie Robinson), and the Seattle Mariners. Clemente's award was presented to his widow, Vera, by Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig on July 11, 2006, at the 77th MLB All-Star Game at Pittsburgh's PNC Park, in a special on-field ceremony after the fourth inning. Rachel Robinson, founder of The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF), received the award at the 60th-anniversary celebration of Jackie Robinson Day at Dodger Stadium on April 15, 2007. She was the first woman to receive the award.[1] (MLB.com/News/Awards/History/ ). MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- ^ From 1963 through 2003, TSN split the rookie award into two separate categories: Rookie Pitcher of the Year and Rookie Player of the Year.
- ^ Presented "annually to the franchise that best exemplifies the complete Minor League Baseball organization. Categories under consideration include long-term financial stability, contributions to the industry and the community, financial success and overall promotion of the industry." Avallone, Michael, "Minor League Baseball announces top honorees: Annual awards salute outstanding organizations and executives", MLB.com, Nov. 19, 2007. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ This "promotional award ... harken[s] back to the award's namesake with multiple promotions and themes throughout the season. The award recognize[s] the team's special tie with its community through unique promotions, a commitment to area events and support for charitable endeavors." Avallone, Michael, "Minor League Baseball announces top honorees: Annual awards salute outstanding organizations and executives", MLB.com, Nov. 19, 2007. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ "Created in 1976, [this] award is presented annually to a woman in Minor League Baseball who has made an exceptional contribution to her club, league or the sport itself." Avallone, Michael, "Minor League Baseball announces top honorees: Annual awards salute outstanding organizations and executives", MLB.com, Nov. 19, 2007. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ Presented "annually to a league president for exceptional service." Avallone, Michael, "Minor League Baseball announces top honorees: Annual awards salute outstanding organizations and executives", MLB.com, Nov. 19, 2007. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ Czerwinski, Kevin T., "McEacharn claims 2006 Warren Giles Award", Dec. 14, 2006, MLB.com. Minor League Baseball. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ Hill, Benjamin, "Jones slugs way to Bauman Award: Home run crown, first big league action mark milestone season", MLB.com, Sept. 15, 2009. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Baseball Awards. The American Legion Baseball official website. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- ^ Little League Baseball State Champions (1950-2007). Little League International. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
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