MLB AL MVPs

MLB AL MVPs

Established

1931

Sport

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.

#8 award

MLB AL MVPs Winners

Aaron Judge

Aaron Judge, 32

2022

1

Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani, 29

2021

2

Mike Trout

Mike Trout, 32

2014, 2016, 2019

3

Mookie Betts

Mookie Betts, 31

2018

4

Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez, 48

2003, 2005, 2007

5

Joe DiMaggio

Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999)

1939, 1941, 1947

6

José Altuve

José Altuve, 33

2016

7

Mickey Mantle

Mickey Mantle (1931-1995)

1956, 1957, 1962

8

Ken Griffey Jr.

Ken Griffey Jr., 54

1997

9

Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig (1903-1941)

1936

10

Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander, 41

2011

11

Miguel Cabrera

Miguel Cabrera, 41

2012, 2013

12

Ted Williams

Ted Williams (1918-2002)

1946, 1949

13

Cal Ripken Jr., 63

1983, 1991

14

Ichiro Suzuki

Ichiro Suzuki, 50

2001

15

Josh Donaldson

Josh Donaldson, 38

2015

16

Reggie Jackson

Reggie Jackson, 77

1973

17

Joe Mauer

Joe Mauer, 41

2009

18

Frank Thomas

Frank Thomas, 55

1993, 1994

19

Yogi Berra

Yogi Berra (1925-2015)

1951, 1954, 1955

20

Rickey Henderson

Rickey Henderson, 65

1990

21

José Abreu

José Abreu, 37

2020

22

Josh Hamilton

Josh Hamilton, 42

2010

23

Don Mattingly

Don Mattingly, 63

1985

24

Jim Rice

Jim Rice, 71

1978

25

George Brett

George Brett, 70

1980

26

Jose Canseco

Jose Canseco, 59

1988

27

Dustin Pedroia

Dustin Pedroia, 40

2008

28

Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens, 61

1986

29

Brooks Robinson

Brooks Robinson (1937-2023)

1964

30

George Bell

George Bell, 64

1987

31

Iván Rodríguez

Iván Rodríguez, 52

1999

32

Carl Yastrzemski

Carl Yastrzemski, 84

1967

33

Vladimir Guerrero

Vladimir Guerrero, 49

2004

34

Frank Robinson

Frank Robinson (1935-2019)

1966

35

Jason Giambi

Jason Giambi, 53

2000

36

Rollie Fingers

Rollie Fingers, 77

1981

37

Roger Maris

Roger Maris (1934-1985)

1960, 1961

38

Juan González

Juan González, 54

1996, 1998

39

Phil Rizzuto

Phil Rizzuto (1917-2007)

1950

40

Jimmie Foxx

Jimmie Foxx (1907-1967)

1932, 1933, 1938

41

Elston Howard

Elston Howard (1929-1980)

1963

42

Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley, 69

1992

43

Thurman Munson

Thurman Munson (1947-1979)

1976

44

Lefty Grove

Lefty Grove (1900-1975)

1931

45

Robin Yount

Robin Yount, 68

1982, 1989

46

Harmon Killebrew

Harmon Killebrew (1936-2011)

1969

47

Boog Powell

Boog Powell, 82

1970

48

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Baseball Award #1

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