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[[File:Willie Mays cropped.jpg|thumb|right|200px|alt=A man wearing a baseball hat, which has an "S" and an "F" sewn onto it, smiles.|[[Willie Mays]] was the first player to win multiple All-Star Game MVP Awards (1963, 1968).]]
The '''Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award''' is an annual [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) award given to the most outstanding player in each year's [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star Game]]. Awarded each season since {{by|1962}}, it was originally called the "Arch Ward Memorial Award" in honor of [[Arch Ward]], the man who conceived of the All-Star Game. The award's name was changed to the "Commissioner's Trophy" in 1970, but this name change was reversed in 1985 when the [[World Series]] Trophy was renamed the [[Commissioner's Trophy (MLB)#History|Commissioner's Trophy]]. Finally, the trophy was renamed the '''Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award''' in 2002, in honor of former [[Boston Red Sox]] player [[Ted Williams]], who had died earlier that year.<ref name="bballalmanac">{{cite web | url =http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_mvpa.shtml | title = All Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|publisher = Baseball-Almanac.com | accessdate = 2009-08-31}}</ref> No award was presented for the [[2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2002 All-Star Game]], which ended in a tie.<ref name="2002tie">{{cite web | url =http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20020709&content_id=78899&vkey=allstar2002&fext=.jsp&c_id=null | title = All-Star Game finishes in tie| author = Adam McCalvy |publisher = [[Major League Baseball]] | date=2002-07-09 | accessdate = 2009-08-31}}</ref> Thus, the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Anaheim Angels]]' [[Garret Anderson]] was the first recipient of the newly named Ted Williams Award in [[2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2003]].

{{As of|2009}}, a [[National League]] player has won the award 24 times (including one award shared by two players), and [[American League]] players have won 24 times. [[Baltimore Orioles]] players have won the most awards for a single franchise (with six); players from the [[Cincinnati Reds]], [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], and [[San Francisco Giants]] are tied for the most in the National League with five each. Four players have won the award twice: [[Willie Mays]] ([[1963 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1963]], [[1968 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1968]]), [[Steve Garvey]] ([[1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1974]], [[1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1978]]), [[Gary Carter]] ([[1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1981]], [[1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1984]]), and [[Cal Ripken, Jr.]] ([[1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1991]], [[2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2001]]). The award has been shared by multiple players once; [[Bill Madlock]] and [[Jon Matlack]] shared the award in [[1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1975]].<ref name="share75">{{cite web | url =http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/07151975.shtml | title = 1975 All-Star Game Box Score|publisher = Baseball-Almanac.com | accessdate = 2009-08-31}}</ref> Two players have won the award for a game in which their league lost: [[Brooks Robinson]] in [[1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1966]] and [[Carl Yastrzemski]] in [[1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1970]].<ref name="brookswinlose">{{cite web | url =http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NLS/NLS196607120.shtml | title = Jul 12, 1966, AL All-Stars at NL All-Stars Box Score and Play by Play|publisher = [[Baseball-Reference]] | accessdate = 2009-08-31}}</ref><ref name="yazwinlose">{{cite web | url =http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NLS/NLS197007140.shtml | title = Jul 14, 1970, AL All-Stars at NL All-Stars Box Score and Play by Play|publisher = [[Baseball-Reference]] | accessdate = 2009-08-31}}</ref> One pair of awardees were father and son ([[Ken Griffey Sr.]] and [[Ken Griffey Jr.]]),<ref name="griffeys">"[http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/griffke01.shtml Ken Griffey Sr.]" and {{cite web | url =http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/griffke02.shtml | title = Ken Griffey Jr.|publisher = [[Baseball-Reference]] | accessdate = 2009-08-31}}</ref> and another were brothers ([[Roberto Alomar]] and [[Sandy Alomar, Jr.]]).<ref name="alomars">"[http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/alomaro01.shtml Roberto Alomar]" and {{cite web | url =http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/alomasa02.shtml | title = Sandy Alomar, Jr.|publisher = [[Baseball-Reference]] | accessdate = 2009-08-31}}</ref> [[Brian McCann (baseball)|Brian McCann]] of the [[Atlanta Braves]] is the most recent winner.
== Winners ==
[[File:Brooks Robinson 1955.jpg|thumb|right|200px|alt=A man wearing a baseball cap|[[Brooks Robinson]] won the award in 1966, the first of only two times a player from the losing team has won the award.]]
[[File:MG 3983 Garret Anderson (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|alt=A baseball player wearing a uniform inscribed with the word "Atlanta" has swung a baseball bat and is running. The catcher is partially visible.|[[Garret Anderson]] won the award in 2003, the first year it was presented as the "Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award".]]
[[File:BrianMcCann.JPG|thumb|right|200px|alt=|[[Brian McCann (baseball)|Brian McCann]] is the most recent winner.]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Year
|Links to the article about the corresponding Major League Baseball All-Star Game
|-
|Player {{small|(X)}}
|Denotes winning player and number of times they had won the award at that point
|-
|style="background-color:#FFFF99;"|†
|Member of the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum]]
|-
|style="background-color:#CFECEC;"|^
|Denotes player who is still active
|-
|style="background-color:#eeabab;"|*
|Denotes year in which the award was shared
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="65%"
|-
! Year !! Player !! Team !! League !! Position
|-
|[[1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)|1962]]{{ref label|1962first|a|a}}
|{{sortname|Maury|Wills}}
|[[1962 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Shortstop|SS]]
|-
|[[1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)|1962]]{{ref label|1962second|b|b}}
|{{sortname|Leon|Wagner}}
|[[1962 Los Angeles Angels season|Los Angeles Angels]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Left fielder|LF]]
|-
|[[1963 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1963]]
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Willie|Mays}}<sup>†</sup>
|[[1963 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Center fielder|CF]]
|-
|[[1964 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1964]]
|{{sortname|Johnny|Callison}}
|[[1964 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Right fielder|RF]]
|-
|[[1965 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1965]]
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Juan|Marichal}}<sup>†</sup>
|[[1965 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Pitcher|P]] 
|-
|[[1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1966]]
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Brooks|Robinson}}<sup>†</sup>
|[[1966 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Third baseman|3B]]
|-
|[[1967 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1967]]
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Tony|Perez}}<sup>†</sup>
|[[1967 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Third baseman|3B]]
|-
|[[1968 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1968]]
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Willie|Mays}}<sup>†</sup> (2)
|[[1968 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Center fielder|CF]]
|-
|[[1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1969]]
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Willie|McCovey}}<sup>†</sup>
|[[1969 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[First baseman|1B]]
|-
|[[1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1970]]
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Carl|Yastrzemski}}<sup>†</sup>
|[[1970 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Left fielder|LF]]
|-
|[[1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1971]]
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Frank|Robinson}}<sup>†</sup>
|[[1971 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Right fielder|RF]]
|-
|[[1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1972]]
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Joe|Morgan}}<sup>†</sup>
|[[1972 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Second baseman|2B]]
|-
|[[1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1973]]
|{{sortname|Bobby|Bonds}}
|[[1973 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Right fielder|RF]]
|-
|[[1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1974]]
|{{sortname|Steve|Garvey}}
|[[1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[First baseman|1B]]
|-
|bgcolor="#eeabab"| [[1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1975]]<sup>*</sup>{{ref label|1975shared|c|c}}
|{{sortname|Bill|Madlock}}
|[[1975 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Third baseman|3B]]
|-
|bgcolor="#eeabab"| [[1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1975]]<sup>*</sup>{{ref label|1975shared|c|c}}
|{{sortname|Jon|Matlack}}
|[[1975 New York Mets season|New York Mets]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Pitcher|P]] 
|-
|[[1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1976]]
|{{sortname|George|Foster|George Foster (baseball)}}
|[[1976 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Left fielder|LF]]
|-
|[[1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1977]]
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Don|Sutton}}<sup>†</sup>
|[[1977 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Pitcher|P]] 
|-
|[[1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1978]]
|{{sortname|Steve|Garvey}} (2)
|[[1978 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[First baseman|1B]]
|-
|[[1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1979]]
|{{sortname|Dave|Parker}}
|[[1979 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Right fielder|RF]]
|-
|[[1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1980]]
|{{sortname|Ken|Griffey, Sr.}}
|[[1980 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Right fielder|RF]]
|-
|[[1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1981]]
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Gary|Carter}}<sup>†</sup>
|[[1981 Montreal Expos season|Montreal Expos]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Catcher|C]]
|-
|[[1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1982]]
|{{sortname|Dave|Concepción}}
|[[1982 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Shortstop|SS]]
|-
|[[1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1983]]
|{{sortname|Fred|Lynn}}
|[[1983 California Angels season|California Angels]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Center fielder|CF]]
|-
|[[1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1984]]
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Gary|Carter}}<sup>†</sup> (2)
|[[1984 Montreal Expos season|Montreal Expos]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Catcher|C]]
|-
|[[1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1985]]
|{{sortname|LaMarr|Hoyt}}
|[[1985 San Diego Padres season|San Diego Padres]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Pitcher|P]] 
|-
|[[1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1986]]
|{{sortname|Roger|Clemens}}
|[[1986 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Pitcher|P]] 
|-
|[[1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1987]]
|{{sortname|Tim|Raines}}
|[[1987 Montreal Expos season|Montreal Expos]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Left fielder|LF]]
|-
|[[1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1988]]
|{{sortname|Terry|Steinbach}}
|[[1988 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Catcher|C]]
|-
|[[1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1989]]
|{{sortname|Bo|Jackson}}
|[[1989 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Left fielder|LF]]
|-
|[[1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1990]]
|{{sortname|Julio|Franco}}
|[[1990 Texas Rangers season|Texas Rangers]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Second baseman|2B]]
|-
|[[1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1991]]
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Cal|Ripken, Jr.}}<sup>†</sup>
|[[1991 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Shortstop|SS]]
|-
|[[1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1992]]
|{{sortname|Ken|Griffey, Jr.}}
|[[1992 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Center fielder|CF]]
|-
|[[1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1993]]
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Kirby|Puckett}}<sup>†</sup>
|[[1993 Minnesota Twins season|Minnesota Twins]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Center fielder|CF]]
|-
|[[1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1994]]
|{{sortname|Fred|McGriff}}
|[[1994 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[First baseman|1B]]
|-
|[[1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1995]]
|{{sortname|Jeff|Conine}}
|[[1995 Florida Marlins season|Florida Marlins]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Left fielder|LF]]
|-
|[[1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1996]]
|{{sortname|Mike|Piazza}}
|[[1996 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Catcher|C]]
|-
|[[1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1997]]
|{{sortname|Sandy|Alomar, Jr.}}
|[[1997 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Catcher|C]]
|-
|[[1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1998]]
|{{sortname|Roberto|Alomar}}
|[[1998 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Second baseman|2B]]
|-
|[[1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1999]]
|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Pedro|Martínez}}<sup>^</sup>
|[[1999 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Pitcher|P]] 
|-
|[[2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2000]]
|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Derek|Jeter}}<sup>^</sup>
|[[2000 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Shortstop|SS]]
|-
|[[2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2001]]
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Cal|Ripken, Jr.}}<sup>†</sup> (2)
|[[2001 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Shortstop|SS]]/[[Third base|3B]]{{ref label|ripken01|d|d}}
|-
|[[2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2002]]{{ref label|2002tie|e|e}}
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|[[2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2003]]
|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Garret|Anderson}}<sup>^</sup>
|[[2003 Anaheim Angels season|Anaheim Angels]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Left fielder|LF]]
|-
|[[2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2004]]
|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Alfonso|Soriano}}<sup>^</sup>
|[[2004 Texas Rangers season|Texas Rangers]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Left fielder|LF]]
|-
|[[2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2005]]
|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Miguel|Tejada}}<sup>^</sup>
|[[2005 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Shortstop|SS]]
|-
|[[2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2006]]
|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Michael|Young|Michael Young (baseball player)}}<sup>^</sup>
|[[2006 Texas Rangers season|Texas Rangers]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Third baseman|3B]]
|-
|[[2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2007]]
|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Ichiro|Suzuki}}<sup>^</sup>
|[[2007 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Right fielder|RF]]
|-
|[[2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2008]]
|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|J. D.|Drew}}<sup>^</sup>
|[[2008 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Right fielder|RF]]
|-
|[[2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2009]]
|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Carl|Crawford}}<sup>^</sup>
|[[2009 Tampa Bay Rays season|Tampa Bay Rays]]
|[[American League|American]]
|[[Left fielder|LF]]
|-
|[[2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2010]]
|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Brian|McCann|Brian McCann (baseball)}}<sup>^</sup>
|[[2010 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]]
|[[National League|National]]
|[[Catcher|C]]
|}

==Notes==
*{{note label|1962first|a|a}}{{note label|1962second|b|b}} Two All-Star games were played in 1962.<ref name="bballalmanac"/>
*{{note label|1975shared|c|c}} The 1975 award was shared by two players.<ref name="share75"/>
*{{note label|ripken01|d|d}} Ripken was elected as an American League All-Star at third base in 2001 but had spent the vast majority of his career at shortstop. Ripken had announced earlier that year that he would retire and [[Alex Rodriguez]], the American League's starting shortstop, switched fielding positions with Ripken in the first inning as homage.<ref name="ripken01">{{cite web | url =http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2008/07/13/2008-07-13_alex_rodriguez_fondly_recalls_2001_allst.html | title = Alex Rodriguez fondly recalls 2001 All-Star tribute to Cal Ripken Jr. | author = Anthony McCarron |work = [[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]] | date = 2008-07-14 | accessdate = 2009-08-31}}</ref>
*{{note label|2002tie|e|e}} A winner was not chosen in 2002, when the game ended in a tie.<ref name="2002tie"/> Fox broadcasters [[Joe Buck]] and [[Tim McCarver]] stated if the National League won, then [[Damian Miller]] would be named MVP. Meanwhile, if the American League won, then [[Paul Konerko]] would be named.

== See also ==
*[[Baseball awards]]
*[[World Series MVP Award]]

== References ==
;General
* {{cite web | url =http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/all_star_event.jsp?story=2 | title = All-Star MVPs| publisher = [[Major League Baseball]] | accessdate = 2009-09-01}}
* {{cite web | url =http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/postmvp.shtml | title = Post-Season Awards & All-Star Game MVP Award Winners|publisher = [[Baseball-Reference]] | accessdate = 2009-09-01}}

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