Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award explained

Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award
Presenter:	Major League Baseball Players Association
Country:	United States
Year:	1997
Holder:	Marcus Semien, Texas Rangers

The Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award is given annually to a Major League Baseball (MLB) player "whose on-field performance and contributions to his community inspire others to higher levels of achievement."^{[1] [2]} The award was created by the Major League Baseball Players' Association (MLBPA) and was presented to the inaugural winner – Mark McGwire – in 1997 as the "Man of the Year Award".^[3] Three years later,^[3] it was renamed in honor of Marvin Miller, the first executive director of the MLBPA.^[4] The award forms part of the Players Choice Awards.^{[1] [5]}

In order to determine the winner, each MLB team nominates one of their players, who is selected by their teammates to appear on the ballot.^[1] An online vote is conducted among baseball fans in order to reduce the number of candidates to six. MLB players then choose the award winner from among the six finalists.^{[6] [7]} In addition to the award, recipients have $50,000 donated on their behalf to charities of their choice by the MLB Players Trust.^{[8] [9] [10]} John Smoltz, Jim Thome, Michael Young, Curtis Granderson, and Marcus Semien are the only players to win the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award on multiple occasions.^{[11] [12]} Five winners – Paul Molitor, Jim Thome, Smoltz, Chipper Jones and Mariano Rivera – are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.^[13]

Winners of the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award have undertaken a variety of different causes. Many winners, including McGwire,^[14] Thome,^[15] Smoltz,^[16] Mike Sweeney,^[5] Torii Hunter,^[17] Young,^[18] Curtis Granderson^[8] and Brandon Inge,^[19] worked with children in need. McGwire established a foundation to assist children who were physically or sexually abused,^[14] while Inge visited disabled children at the Mott Children's Hospital and donated part of his salary to raise money for a pediatric cancer infusion center.^[19] Other winners devoted their work to aiding individuals who had a specific illness, such as Albert Pujols, whose daughter suffers from Down syndrome, and who devoted the Pujols Family Foundation to helping those with the disease,^[20] and Jones, who has been raising money for cystic fibrosis since 1996, after meeting an 11-year-old fan who suffered from the disease and who died several weeks after meeting Jones through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.^[10]

Winners

Year

Links to the article about the corresponding Major League Baseball year
Player	Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
Team	The player's team at the time he won the award
Position	The player's position at the time he won the award
	Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
	Player is active

Year!scope="col"

Player	Team	Position	Ref
		Oakland Athletics St. Louis Cardinals	First baseman	^[21]
		Minnesota Twins	Designated hitter	^[22]
		Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	^[23]
		St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	^[24]
		Cleveland Indians	First baseman	^[25]
		Atlanta Braves	Relief pitcher	^[26]
		Atlanta Braves	Relief pitcher
		Philadelphia Phillies	First baseman
		Kansas City Royals	First baseman	^[27]
		St. Louis Cardinals	First baseman	^[28]
		Minnesota Twins	Outfielder	^[29]
		Texas Rangers	Shortstop	^[30]
		Detroit Tigers	Outfielder	^[31]
		Detroit Tigers	Third baseman	^[32]
		Texas Rangers	Infielder
		Atlanta Braves	Third baseman	^[33]
		New York Yankees	Relief pitcher	^[34]
		Los Angeles Dodgers	Starting pitcher	^[35]
		Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	^[36]
		New York Mets	Outfielder
		Chicago Cubs	First baseman	^[37]
		Toronto Blue Jays Milwaukee Brewers	Outfielder
		Miami Marlins	Outfielder
		Minnesota Twins	Designated hitter	^[38]
		Toronto Blue Jays	Second baseman	^[39]
		New York Mets	Shortstop	^[40]
		Texas Rangers	Second baseman

See also

• Roberto Clemente Award
• Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
• Branch Rickey Award
• Baseball awards
• List of Major League Baseball awards

References

General

• Web site: Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award. Baseball-Almanac.com. Baseball Almanac. January 23, 2014.
• Web site: Players Choice Awards winners. mlbplayers.mlb.com. Major League Baseball Players Association. January 23, 2014.

Specific

Notes and References

1. News: Fans can help pick Marvin Miller Man of the Year award winner. Matt. Snyder. CBS Sport. CBS. September 10, 2013. January 25, 2014.
2. News: Schilling wins charity award. October 29, 2001. C4. January 25, 2014. The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press.
3. Web site: Players Choice Awards winners. mlbplayers.mlb.com. Major League Baseball Players Association. January 25, 2014.
4. News: Influential union chief Miller dies at age 95. MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Marty. Noble. November 27, 2012. January 25, 2014.
5. News: Man of the Year Royals' Mike Sweeney recognized for his work on the field and off. November 4, 2005. January 25, 2014. D1. Bob. Dutton. The Kansas City Star.
6. News: Finalists Announced for Miller Award. September 18, 2002. C8. January 28, 2014. The Ledger. Lakeland.
7. News: Young tabbed Marvin Miller Man of the Year. Fox Sports. Fox Entertainment Group. Anthony. Andro. November 3, 2011. January 28, 2014.
8. News: Yankees' Granderson Honored for His Off-Field Work. The New York Times. Joe. Lapointe. April 16, 2010. January 28, 2014.
9. News: Curtis Granderson Named Man Of The Year By Major League Baseball Players. UIC Flames. University of Illinois at Chicago. October 30, 2009. January 28, 2014.
10. News: Chipper honored with Man of the Year Award. MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Mark. Bowman. November 5, 2012. January 28, 2014.
11. News: Rangers' Young voted baseball's man of year. November 4, 2011. January 25, 2014. D. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
12. News: Curtis Granderson voted Man of the Year for 3rd time by peers. ESPN Internet Ventures. ESPN. Associated Press. November 28, 2018. February 9, 2019.
13. Web site: Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 25, 2014.
14. News: Baseball; McGwire Wears His Heart on 19-Inch Biceps. The New York Times. Claire. Smith. December 27, 1997. January 30, 2014.
15. News: Winning, grinning important to Thome. The News-Gazette. Champaign–Urbana. Jeff. Huth. February 5, 2006. January 30, 2014.
16. News: Player awards announced. October 17, 2002. C4. January 30, 2014. The Day. New London, Connecticut. Associated Press.
17. News: Hunter named Marvin Miller Man of the Year. Star Tribune. Minneapolis–Saint Paul. Joe. Christensen. October 27, 2007. January 30, 2014.
18. Book: Newberg, Jamey. The Newberg Report: 2010 Bound Edition. Brown Books Publishing Group. December 15, 2009. 49. January 31, 2014. 9781933651774.
19. News: Inge named 2010 Marvin Miller Award winner. MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Jason. Beck. October 29, 2010. January 30, 2014.
20. News: Pujols, Carpenter draw peers' kudos. MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Matthew. Leach. November 8, 2006. January 30, 2014.
21. Web site: Mark McGwire Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 23, 2014.
22. Web site: Paul Molitor Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 23, 2014.
23. Web site: Sammy Sosa Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 23, 2014.
24. Web site: Eric Davis Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 23, 2014.
25. Web site: Jim Thome Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 23, 2014.
26. Web site: John Smoltz Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 23, 2014.
27. Web site: Mike Sweeney Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 23, 2014.
28. Web site: Albert Pujols Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 23, 2014.
29. Web site: Torii Hunter Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 23, 2014.
30. Web site: Michael Young Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 23, 2014.
31. Web site: Curtis Granderson Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 23, 2019.
32. Web site: Brandon Inge Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 23, 2014.
33. Web site: Chipper Jones Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 24, 2014.
34. Web site: Mariano Rivera Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 24, 2014.
35. Web site: Clayton Kershaw Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 4, 2014.
36. Web site: Adam Jones Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 10, 2015.
37. Web site: Anthony Rizzo Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 8, 2017.
38. Web site: Nelson Cruz Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. October 22, 2020.
39. Web site: Marcus Semien Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. March 15, 2024.
40. Web site: Francisco Lindor Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 6, 2022.