Players choice Awards
2026 Finalists
Across a season filled with standout performances and defining moments, these players earned recognition from their peers. The 2026 finalists span the full scope of the Players Choice Awards, from excellence on the field to leadership, perseverance, and impact beyond it.
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PLAYERS CHOICE AWARDS
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Player of the Year
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Outstanding Player
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Outstanding Pitcher
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Outstanding Rookie
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Comeback player
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Marvin Miller
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Curt Flood Award
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Philanthropists of the Year
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About the Awards
Since 1992, the Players Choice Awards have recognized the Players who set the standard across the game, from performance and perseverance to leadership and impact beyond the field. Chosen by their peers, the awards reflect one of baseball’s highest forms of recognition: the respect of fellow Players.
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Thirty-Four Seasons.
Still Batting Cleanup.
The first Players Choice Awards were handed out in 1992. The list of distinguished honorees through the years represents the very best of the game, on and off the field. The names and faces change over time, but Players Choice recipients have one thing in common: They’ve earned the lasting respect of their peers.
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Max Fried
Marvin Miller Man of the Year
2019
Mike Trout
AL Outstanding Player
1995
Greg Maddux
NL Outstanding Pitcher
2025
Shohei Ohtani
Player Of The Year
2021
Zack Wheeler
NL Outstanding Pitcher
2000
Carlos Delgado
AL Outstanding Player
2026
Zack Wheeler
NL Comeback Player
2007
Dustin Pedroia
AL Outstanding Rookie
2019
Hunter Pence
AL Comeback Player
2026
Jacob Misiorowski
NL Outstanding Pitcher
2011
Craig Kimbrel
NL Outstanding Rookie
2012
Buster Posey
NL Comeback Player
2023
Marcus Semien
Marvin Miller Man of the Year
2023
Kodai Senga
NL Outstanding Rookie
2009
Zack Greinke
AL Outstanding Pitcher
2007
Prince Fielder
NL Outstanding Player
2021
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
AL Outstanding Player
2005
Andruw Jones
Player Of The Year
2015
Prince Fielder
NL Comeback Player
2005
Willy Taveras
NL Outstanding Rookie
1997
Roger Clemens
AL Outstanding Pitcher
2024
Zack Wheeler
NL Outstanding Pitcher
2024
José Ramírez
AL Outstanding Player