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Baseball Prospectus is an organization that publishes a website, BaseballProspectus.com, devoted to the sabermetric analysis of baseball. BP has a staff of regular columnists and provides advanced statistics as well player and team performance projections on the site...

Internet Baseball Awards (IBA) are based on fan voting. They started in 1991 with the Most Valuable Player, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year awards, in each of the two leagues in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

. In 1998, an award for Manager of the Year was added in each league.

Winners

Since 1998, eight awards have been given each year. From 1991 to 1997, there were six awards each year.

1991–1999

See footnote

1991

• Most Valuable Player, AL: Cal Ripken, Orioles
• Most Valuable Player, NL: Barry Bonds
  Barry Bonds
  Barry Lamar Bonds is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. Bonds played from 1986 to 2007, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants. He is the son of former major league All-Star Bobby Bonds...
  
  , Pirates
• Cy Young, AL: Roger Clemens
  Roger Clemens
  William Roger Clemens , nicknamed "Rocket", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the league with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he would help anchor for 12 years. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher. He played for four different teams over...
  
  , Red Sox
• Cy Young, NL: Tom Glavine
  Tom Glavine
  Thomas Michael Glavine is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher.With 164 victories during the 1990s, Glavine was the second winningest pitcher in the National League, second only to teammate Greg Maddux's 176...
  
  , Braves
• Rookie of the Year, AL: Chuck Knoblauch
  Chuck Knoblauch
  Edward Charles "Chuck" Knoblauch is a retired Major League Baseball player. He played all or part of twelve seasons in the majors, from until , for the Minnesota Twins , New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals...
  
  , Twins
• Rookie of the Year, NL: Jeff Bagwell
  Jeff Bagwell
  Jeffrey Robert Bagwell , is a former American professional baseball player and coach. He played his entire fifteen-year Major League Baseball career as a first baseman for the Houston Astros and was a four-time All-Star...
  
  , Astros

1992

• Most Valuable Player, AL:
• Most Valuable Player, NL:
• Cy Young, AL:
• Cy Young, NL:
• Rookie of the Year, AL:
• Rookie of the Year, NL:

1993

• Most Valuable Player, AL:
• Most Valuable Player, NL:
• Cy Young, AL:
• Cy Young, NL:
• Rookie of the Year, AL:
• Rookie of the Year, NL:

1994

• Most Valuable Player, AL:
• Most Valuable Player, NL:
• Cy Young, AL:
• Cy Young, NL:
• Rookie of the Year, AL:
• Rookie of the Year, NL:

1995

• Most Valuable Player, AL:
• Most Valuable Player, NL:
• Cy Young, AL:
• Cy Young, NL:
• Rookie of the Year, AL:
• Rookie of the Year, NL:

1996

• Most Valuable Player, AL:
• Most Valuable Player, NL:
• Cy Young, AL:
• Cy Young, NL:
• Rookie of the Year, AL:
• Rookie of the Year, NL:

1997

• Most Valuable Player, AL:
• Most Valuable Player, NL:
• Cy Young, AL:
• Cy Young, NL:
• Rookie of the Year, AL:
• Rookie of the Year, NL:

1998

• Most Valuable Player, AL:
• Most Valuable Player, NL:
• Cy Young, AL:
• Cy Young, NL:
• Rookie of the Year, AL:
• Rookie of the Year, NL:
• Manager of the Year, AL:
• Manager of the Year, NL:

1999

• Most Valuable Player, AL:
• Most Valuable Player, NL:
• Cy Young, AL:
• Cy Young, NL:
• Rookie of the Year, AL:
• Rookie of the Year, NL:
• Manager of the Year, AL:
• Manager of the Year, NL:

Team of the Decade (1990–1999)

MVP

• Barry Bonds
  Barry Bonds
  Barry Lamar Bonds is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. Bonds played from 1986 to 2007, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants. He is the son of former major league All-Star Bobby Bonds...
  
  , Pirates–Giants

Infield

• Catcher: Mike Piazza
  Mike Piazza
  Michael Joseph "Mike" Piazza ; born September 4, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. He played in his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins, New York Mets, San Diego Padres and the Oakland Athletics....
  
  , Dodgers–Marlins–Mets
• First Base: Mark McGwire
  Mark McGwire
  Mark David McGwire , nicknamed "Big Mac", is an American former professional baseball player who played his major league career with the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals. He is currently the hitting coach for the St...
  
  , Athletics–Cardinals
• Second Base: Roberto Alomar
  Roberto Alomar
  Roberto "Robbie" Alomar Velázquez is a former Major League Baseball player , regarded by many as one of the best second basemen in MLB history. During his career he won more Gold Gloves than any other second baseman in history, and also won the second-most Silver Slugger Awards for a second...
  
  , Padres–Blue Jays–Orioles–Indians
• Shortstop: Barry Larkin
  Barry Larkin
  Barry Louis Larkin is a retired Major League Baseball player. Larkin played shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds from 1986 to 2004 and was one of the pivotal players on the 1990 Reds' World Series championship team...
  
  , Reds
• Third Base: Matt Williams, Giants–Indians–Diamondbacks

Outfield

• Left Field: Barry Bonds
  Barry Bonds
  Barry Lamar Bonds is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. Bonds played from 1986 to 2007, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants. He is the son of former major league All-Star Bobby Bonds...
  
  , Pirates–Giants
• Center Field: Ken Griffey Jr., Mariners
• Right Field: Tony Gwynn
  Tony Gwynn
  Anthony Keith "Tony" Gwynn, Sr. , nicknamed Mr. Padre and Captain Video, is a former Major League Baseball right fielder. He is statistically one of the best and most consistent hitters in baseball history. He played his entire 20-year baseball career for the San Diego Padres...
  
  , Padres
• Designated Hitter (AL): Edgar Martinez
  Edgar Martinez
  Edgar Martínez , nicknamed "Gar" and "Papi", is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and designated hitter. He spent his entire 18-year Major League career with the Seattle Mariners. He is the cousin of Carmelo Martínez.-Seattle Mariners:On December 19, 1982, the Seattle Mariners signed...
  
  , Mariners

Rotation (top 5 starting pitchers)

• Pitcher of the Decade: Greg Maddux
  Greg Maddux
  Gregory Alan Maddux , nicknamed "Mad Dog" and "The Professor", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was the first pitcher in major league history to win the Cy Young Award for four consecutive years , a feat matched only by Randy Johnson...
  
  , Cubs–Braves
• Roger Clemens
  Roger Clemens
  William Roger Clemens , nicknamed "Rocket", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the league with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he would help anchor for 12 years. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher. He played for four different teams over...
  
  , Red Sox–Blue Jays–Yankees
• Randy Johnson
  Randy Johnson
  Randall David Johnson , nicknamed "The Big Unit", is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. During a 22-year career, he pitched for six different teams....
  
  , Expos–Mariners–Astros–Diamondbacks
• Tom Glavine
  Tom Glavine
  Thomas Michael Glavine is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher.With 164 victories during the 1990s, Glavine was the second winningest pitcher in the National League, second only to teammate Greg Maddux's 176...
  
  , Braves
• Pedro Martinez
  Pedro Martínez
  Pedro Jaime Martínez is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He is an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and 2004 World Series champion...
  
  , Dodgers–Expos–Red Sox

Bullpen (top 6 relief pitchers)

• Reliever of the Decade: Dennis Eckersley
  Dennis Eckersley
  Dennis Lee Eckersley , nicknamed "Eck", is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher. Eckersley had success as a starter, but gained his greatest fame as a closer, becoming the first of only two pitchers in Major League history to have both a 20-win season and a 50-save season in a career .He...
  
  , Athletics–Cardinals–Red Sox
• Trevor Hoffman
  Trevor Hoffman
  Trevor William Hoffman is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. During his 18-year career from 1993 to 2010, he pitched for the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, and the Milwaukee Brewers, spending years of his career with the Padres. A long-time closer, he is the Major...
  
  , Marlins–Padres
• John Wetteland
  John Wetteland
  John Karl Wetteland is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who specialized as a closer. During a 12-year career , he pitched for four different teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers.-Playing career:Wetteland was signed by the Dodgers as their second...
  
  , Dodgers–Expos–Yankees–Rangers
• John Franco, Mets
• Jeff Montgomery, Royals
• Randy Myers
  Randy Myers
  Randall Kirk Myers is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. During a 14-year baseball career, he pitched from 1985-1998 for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, and Toronto Blue Jays.-Career:Myers first began his major league career with...
  
  , Reds–Padres–Cubs–Orioles–Blue Jays

2000–2009

See footnote

2000

• Most Valuable Player, AL:
• Most Valuable Player, NL:
• Cy Young, AL:
• Cy Young, NL:
• Rookie of the Year, AL:
• Rookie of the Year, NL:
• Manager of the Year, AL:
• Manager of the Year, NL:

2001

• Most Valuable Player, AL: Jason Giambi
  Jason Giambi
  Jason Gilbert Giambi is an American professional baseball first baseman with the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball.He was the American League MVP in 2000 while with the Oakland Athletics, and is a five-time All-Star who has led the American League in walks four times, in on base percentage...
  
  , Athletics
• Most Valuable Player, NL: Barry Bonds
  Barry Bonds
  Barry Lamar Bonds is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. Bonds played from 1986 to 2007, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants. He is the son of former major league All-Star Bobby Bonds...
  
  , Giants
• Cy Young, AL: Freddy García
  Freddy García
  Freddy Antonio García , nicknamed "The Chief", is a Venezuelan Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who is currently a free agent...
  
  , Mariners
• Cy Young, NL: Randy Johnson
  Randy Johnson
  Randall David Johnson , nicknamed "The Big Unit", is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. During a 22-year career, he pitched for six different teams....
  
  , Diamondbacks
• Rookie of the Year, AL: Ichiro Suzuki
  Ichiro Suzuki
  , usually known simply as is a Major League Baseball right fielder for the Seattle Mariners. Ichiro has established a number of batting records, including the sport's single-season record for hits with 262...
  
  , Mariners
• Rookie of the Year, NL: Albert Pujols
  Albert Pujols
  José Alberto Pujols Alcántara , better known as Albert Pujols , is a Dominican-American professional baseball player, who is currently a free agent...
  
  , Cardinals
• Manager of the Year, AL: Lou Piniella
  Lou Piniella
  Louis Victor Piniella is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He has been nicknamed "Sweet Lou," both for his swing as a major league hitter and, facetiously, to describe his demeanor as a player and manager...
  
  , Mariners
• Manager of the Year, NL: Larry Bowa
  Larry Bowa
  Lawrence Robert Bowa is a former middle infielder, playing mainly as a shortstop, and manager in Major League Baseball.-Early life:...
  
  , Phillies

2002

• Most Valuable Player, AL:
• Most Valuable Player, NL:
• Cy Young, AL:
• Cy Young, NL:
• Rookie of the Year, AL:
• Rookie of the Year, NL:
• Manager of the Year, AL:
• Manager of the Year, NL:

2003

• Most Valuable Player, AL: Alex Rodriguez
  Alex Rodriguez
  Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez is an American professional baseball third baseman with the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. Known popularly by his nickname A-Rod, he previously played shortstop for the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers.Rodriguez is considered one of the best...
  
  , Rangers
• Most Valuable Player, NL: Barry Bonds
  Barry Bonds
  Barry Lamar Bonds is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. Bonds played from 1986 to 2007, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants. He is the son of former major league All-Star Bobby Bonds...
  
  , Giants
• Cy Young, AL: Roy Halladay
  Roy Halladay
  Harry Leroy "Roy" Halladay III , nicknamed "Doc", is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies...
  
  , Blue Jays
• Cy Young, NL: Mark Prior
  Mark Prior
  Mark William Prior is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization. He pitched for the Chicago Cubs from 2002-2006. His repertoire of pitches includes a low to mid 90s fastball, a curveball, a slurve, and a changeup.-Amateur career:Prior graduated from the...
  
  , Cubs
• Rookie of the Year, AL: Angel Berroa
  Angel Berroa
  Ángel Maria Berroa Selmo is a Dominican professional baseball infielder. Berroa was selected as the 2003 American League Rookie of the Year.-Early career:...
  
  , Royals
• Rookie of the Year, NL: Brandon Webb
  Brandon Webb
  Brandon Tyler Webb is a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was the 2006 National League Cy Young Award winner.-High school:Webb attended Paul G...
  
  , Diamondbacks
• Manager of the Year, AL: Tony Pena
  Tony Peña
  Antonio Francisco Peña Padilla is a former professional baseball player, manager and current coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Pirates, Cardinals, Red Sox, Indians, White Sox, and Astros. Peña was the manager of the Kansas City Royals between 2002 and 2005. He...
  
  , Royals
• Manager of the Year, NL: Jack McKeon
  Jack McKeon
  John Aloysius McKeon , nicknamed Trader Jack, is a former Major League Baseball manager. In 2003, he won a World Series with the Florida Marlins...
  
  , Marlins

2004

• Most Valuable Player, AL:
• Most Valuable Player, NL:
• Cy Young, AL:
• Cy Young, NL:
• Rookie of the Year, AL:
• Rookie of the Year, NL:
• Manager of the Year, AL:
• Manager of the Year, NL:

2005

• Most Valuable Player, AL: Alex Rodriguez
  Alex Rodriguez
  Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez is an American professional baseball third baseman with the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. Known popularly by his nickname A-Rod, he previously played shortstop for the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers.Rodriguez is considered one of the best...
  
  , Yankees
• Most Valuable Player, NL: Albert Pujols
  Albert Pujols
  José Alberto Pujols Alcántara , better known as Albert Pujols , is a Dominican-American professional baseball player, who is currently a free agent...
  
  , Cardinals
• Cy Young, AL: Johan Santana
  Johan Santana
  Johan Alexander Santana Araque is a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher who is currently playing for the New York Mets. He is a native of Venezuela....
  
  , Twins
• Cy Young, NL: Roger Clemens
  Roger Clemens
  William Roger Clemens , nicknamed "Rocket", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the league with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he would help anchor for 12 years. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher. He played for four different teams over...
  
  , Astros
• Rookie of the Year, AL: Huston Street
  Huston Street
  Huston Lowell Street is an American baseball relief pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. His father is former University of Texas quarterback James Street, and his brother Juston Street is currently a pitcher for the minor league Vancouver Canadians....
  
  , Athletics
• Rookie of the Year, NL: Ryan Howard
  Ryan Howard
  Ryan James Howard is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies. Nicknamed "The Big Piece", Howard stands and weighs . He bats and throws left-handed....
  
  , Phillies
• Manager of the Year, AL: Ozzie Guillen
  Ozzie Guillén
  Oswaldo José "Ozzie" Guillén Barrios is a Venezuelan-American former Major League Baseball player and current manager of the Miami Marlins. He managed the Chicago White Sox from 2004 to 2011 before asking for his release at the end of the 2011 season....
  
  , White Sox
• Manager of the Year, NL: Bobby Cox
  Bobby Cox
  Robert Joseph "Bobby" Cox is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and manager. He first led the Atlanta Braves from 1978 to 1981, and then managed the Toronto Blue Jays from 1982 to 1985. He later rejoined the Braves in 1985 as a general manager...
  
  , Braves

2006

• Most Valuable Player, AL:
• Most Valuable Player, NL:
• Cy Young, AL:
• Cy Young, NL:
• Rookie of the Year, AL:
• Rookie of the Year, NL:
• Manager of the Year, AL:
• Manager of the Year, NL:

2007

See footnote

• Most Valuable Player, AL:
• Most Valuable Player, NL:
• Cy Young, AL:
• Cy Young, NL:
• Rookie of the Year, AL:
• Rookie of the Year, NL:
• Manager of the Year, AL:
• Manager of the Year, NL:

2008

• Most Valuable Player, AL:
• Most Valuable Player, NL:
• Cy Young, AL:
• Cy Young, NL:
• Rookie of the Year, AL:
• Rookie of the Year, NL:
• Manager of the Year, AL:
• Manager of the Year, NL:

2009

See footnotes

• Most Valuable Player, AL:
• Most Valuable Player, NL:
• Cy Young, AL:
• Cy Young, NL:
• Rookie of the Year, AL:
• Rookie of the Year, NL:
• Manager of the Year, AL:
• Manager of the Year, NL:

2010–2019

2010

See footnotes

• Most Valuable Player, AL: Josh Hamilton, Rangers
• Most Valuable Player, NL: Joey Votto
  Joey Votto
  Joseph Daniel "Joey" Votto, is a Canadian Major League Baseball first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds. He is the 2010 NL MVP, the recipient of the National League Hank Aaron Award for 2010, and won the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's athlete of the year in 2010.-Early life:Votto was born on...
  
  , Reds
• Cy Young, AL: Félix Hernández
  Félix Hernández
  Félix Abraham Hernández , nicknamed "King Félix", is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners....
  
  , Mariners
• Cy Young, NL: Roy Halladay
  Roy Halladay
  Harry Leroy "Roy" Halladay III , nicknamed "Doc", is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies...
  
  , Phillies
• Rookie of the Year, AL: Neftali Feliz, Rangers
• Rookie of the Year, NL: Buster Posey
  Buster Posey
  Gerald Dempsey "Buster" Posey III is a catcher for the San Francisco Giants. He was drafted by the Giants fifth overall in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft....
  
  , Giants
• Manager of the Year, AL: Ron Washington
  Ron Washington
  Ronald Washington is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and the current manager of the Texas Rangers. Prior to managing the Rangers, Washington coached in the New York Mets and Oakland Athletics organizations.-Playing career:Washington was signed by the Kansas City Royals on July 17, 1970...
  
  , Rangers
• Manager of the Year, NL: Bud Black
  Bud Black
  Harry Ralston "Bud" Black is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher and current manager of the San Diego Padres.-College:Black played two years at Lower Columbia College in Longview...
  
  , Padres

2011

See footnotes

• Most Valuable Player, AL: Jose Bautista
  José Bautista
  José Antonio Bautista is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball. Though now primarily a right fielder, having been a utility player in the past, he has major league experience at six different positions...
  
  , Blue Jays
• Most Valuable Player, NL:: Matt Kemp
  Matt Kemp
  Matthew Ryan "Matt" Kemp is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers.Kemp was drafted by the Dodgers in the 6th round of the 2003 draft and made his major league debut in 2006...
  
  , Dodgers
• Cy Young, AL: Justin Verlander
  Justin Verlander
  Justin Brooks Verlander is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball....
  
  , Tigers
• Cy Young, NL: Clayton Kershaw
  Clayton Kershaw
  Clayton Edward Kershaw is a left-handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball.In 2011, Kershaw won the Pitching Triple Crown and the National League Cy Young Award, becoming the youngest pitcher to accomplish either of these feats since Dwight Gooden in 1985...
  
  , Dodgers
• Rookie of the Year, AL: Michael Pineda
  Michael Pineda
  Michael Francisco Pineda is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners...
  
  , Mariners
• Rookie of the Year, NL: Craig Kimbrel
  Craig Kimbrel
  Craig Michael Kimbrel is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. Breaking the record for saves by a rookie in the 2011 season, Kimbrel was awarded the Rookie of the Year Award for the National League....
  
  , Braves
• Manager of the Year, AL: Joe Maddon
  Joe Maddon
  Joseph John Maddon is the Major League Baseball manager for the Tampa Bay Rays.He previously served as interim manager of the Anaheim Angels in both 1996 and 1999. He was also a long-time bench coach for the team.-Early life and career:Maddon attended Lafayette College, where he played baseball...
  
  , Rays
• Manager of the Year, NL: Kirk Gibson
  Kirk Gibson
  Kirk Harold Gibson is a former Major League Baseball player and currently the manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. As a player, Gibson was an outfielder who batted and threw left-handed...
  
  , Diamondbacks

See also

• Baseball awards #U.S. major leagues: Awards by organizations other than MLB
• List of MLB awards
• MLB This Year in Baseball Awards
  This Year in Baseball Awards
  This Year in Baseball Awards, initiated by Major League Baseball in , are honors given annually to the most extraordinary baseball performances, players, and managers. Baseball fans select the nominees for and winners of the awards, via the online voting system on MLB.com, the official website of...
  
   (including Player, Rookie, Starting Pitcher, Closer, Setup Man, Defensive Player, Manager)
• Triple Crown (baseball)
  Triple crown (baseball)
  In Major League Baseball, a player earns the Triple Crown when he leads a league in three specific statistical categories. For batters, a player must lead the league in home runs, run batted in , and batting average; pitchers must lead the league in wins, strikeouts, and earned run average...
  
  
• MLB All-Century Team
  Major League Baseball All-Century Team
  In 1999, the Major League Baseball All-Century Team was chosen by popular vote of fans. To select the team, a panel of experts first compiled a list of the 100 greatest Major League Baseball players from the past century...
  
   (1999)
• MLB All-Time Team
  Major League Baseball All-Time Team
  The Major League Baseball All-Time Team was chosen in 1997 to comprise the top manager and top player in each of 13 positional categories across Major League Baseball history...
  
  (1997; Baseball Writers Association of America)

External links

• Internet Baseball Awards