Major League Baseball (MLB) Awards - AP Player of the Year

Major League Baseball (MLB) Awards - AP Player of the Year

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In 1988, the Associated Press began naming an overall player of the year. A nationwide panel of writers and broadcasters was polled and the results were compiled by the Associated Press to determine an overall player of the year. The award was discontinued in 2001.

Year	Name	Pos	League	Team

1988	Jose Canseco	OF	AL	Oakland
1989	Kevin Mitchell	OF	NL	San Francisco
1990	Cecil Fielder	1B	AL	Detroit
1991	Cal Ripken, Jr.	SS	AL	Baltimore
1992	Barry Bonds	OF	NL	Pittsburgh
1993	Barry Bonds	OF	NL	San Francisco
1994	Jeff Bagwell	1B	NL	Houston
1995	Greg Maddux	P	NL	Atlanta
1996	Alex Rodriguez	SS	AL	Seattle
1997	Not Awarded	n/a	n/a	n/a
1998	Mark McGwire	1B	NL	St. Louis
1999	Pedro Martinez	P	AL	Boston
2000	Todd Helton	1B	NL	Colorado