Hank Aaron Award

Hank Aaron Award
Hank Aaron Award
	Hank aaron award
A country	USA
Type of
To whom is awarded	best league slugger
Statistics
Established
First award	1988 : Manny Ramirez ( AL ), Sammy Sosa ( NL )
Last reward	2018 : JD Martinez ( AL ), Christian Yelich ( NL )

The Hank Aaron Award is the annual Major League Baseball award given to the best league batter, which is determined by voting among baseball fans and the media . The award was first presented in 1999, on the 25th anniversary of the achievement of Hank Aaron , who made the 714th home run , thus breaking the Babe Ruth record. The award is presented annually before the fourth World Series game by Hank Aaron.

In the 1999 season, the winner was selected using the points system. For hits , home runs and RBI a certain number of points was given and the baseball player with the highest number of points ^[1] ^[2] became the winner. In 2000, the determination system was changed to a vote in which radio and television commentators and baseball analysts from each Major League Baseball team participated. Each participant could vote for three players. For the first place the player received five points, for the second - three and for the third - one point. Since 2003, fans have been given the opportunity to vote through the official MLB.com website. The voices of the fans had 30% of the weight, and the voices of commentators and analysts - 70% of the weight ^[1] . In the seasons 2004 - 2006 , the winner was selected in three separate phases. In August, fans on the official websites of Major League Baseball teams selected from among three players nominated for a club award. Voting leaders from each club became finalists, of which the Major League Baseball jury selected 6 players from each conference. Further, in the online voting, the winner was chosen among the fans. In the 2007 and 2008 seasons, five finalists in each league were determined by voting among fans on the MLB.com website out of 30 nominees selected by a special jury of Major League Baseball. The final winner was selected by online voting ^[3] . In 2009, the fans chose both the finalists and the final winner. In September, fans selected one finalist out of three nominees from each Major League Baseball club. When all 30 finalists were selected, fans selected the winners of the American and National Leagues ^[4] .

The first winners of the Hank Aaron Award were Manny Ramirez and Sammy Sosa in 1999. Most often, the award was received by Alex Rodriguez - 4 times ^[1] .

Content

Winners

Year	League	Player	Team	Citizenship	Hits	Home Run	RBI	Note
1999	American	Ramirez, Manny Manny Ramirez	Cleveland indians	Dominican Republic	174	44	165	^[five]
1999	National	Sosa, Sammi Sammie Sosa	Chicago cubs	Dominican Republic	180	63	141	^[five]
2000	American	Delgado, Carlos Carlos Delgado	Toronto Blue Jays	Puerto rico	196	41	137	^[five]
2000	National	Helton, Todd Todd Helton	Colorado Rockies	USA	216	42	147	^[five]
2001	American	Rodriguez, Alex Alex Rodriguez	Texas rangers	USA	201	52	135	^[five]
2001	National	Bonds, Barry Barry Bonds	San francisco giants	USA	156	73	137	^[five]
2002	American	Rodriguez, Alex Alex Rodriguez (2)	Texas rangers	USA	187	57	142	^[5] ^[6]
2002	National	Bonds, Barry Barry Bonds (2)	San francisco giants	USA	149	46	110	^[5] ^[6]
2003	American	Rodriguez, Alex Alex Rodriguez (3)	Texas rangers	USA	181	47	118	^[5] ^[7]
2003	National	Pujols, Albert Albert Pujols	St louis cardinals	Dominican Republic	212	43	124	^[5] ^[7]
2004	American	Ramirez, Manny Manny Ramirez (2)	Boston Red Sox	Dominican Republic	175	43	130	^[five]
2004	National	Bonds, Barry Barry Bonds (3)	San francisco giants	USA	135	45	101	^[five]
2005	American	Ortiz, David David Ortiz	Boston Red Sox	Dominican Republic	180	47	148	^[eight]
2005	National	Jones, Andruv Andruv Jones	Atlanta Braves	Curacao	154	51	128	^[eight]
2006	American	Jeter, Derek Derek Jeter	New York Yankees	USA	214	14	97	^[9]
2006	National	Howard, Ryan Ryan Howard	Philadelphia Phillies	USA	182	58	149	^[9]
2007	American	Rodriguez, Alex Alex Rodriguez (4)	New York Yankees	USA	183	54	156	^[ten]
2007	National	Fielder, Prince Prince Fielder	Milwaukee Brewers	USA	165	50	119	^[ten]
2008	American	Eukelis, Kevin Kevin Eukelis	Boston Red Sox	USA	168	29th	115	^[eleven]
2008	National	Ramirez, Aramis Aramis Ramirez	Chicago cubs	Dominican Republic	160	27	111	^[eleven]
2009	American	Jeter, Derek Derek Jeter (2)	New York Yankees	USA	212	18	66	^[12]
2009	National	Pujols, Albert Albert Pujols (2)	St louis cardinals	Dominican Republic	186	47	135	^[12]
2010	American	Bautista, Jose Jose Bautista	Toronto Blue Jays	Dominican Republic	148	54	124	^[13]
2010	National	Wotto, Joey Joey Wotto	Cincinnati reds	USA	177	37	113	^[13]
2011	American	Bautista, Jose Jose Bautista (2)	Toronto Blue Jays	Dominican Republic	155	43	103	^[14]
2011	National	Camp, Matt Matt Camp	Los Angeles Dodgers	USA	195	39	126	^[14]
2012	American	Cabrera, Miguel Miguel Cabrera	Detroit Tigers	Venezuela	205	44	139	^[15] ^[16]
2012	National	Posey, Buster Buster Posey	San francisco giants	USA	178	24	103	^[16] ^[17]
2013	American	Cabrera, Miguel Miguel Cabrera (2)	Detroit Tigers	Venezuela	193	44	137	^[18] ^[15]
2013	National	Goldschmidt, Paul Paul Goldschmidt	Arizona Diamondbacks	USA	182	36	125	^[18] ^[19]
2014	American	Trout, Mike Mike Trout	Los Angeles Angels from Anaheim	USA	173	36	111	^[20]
2014	National	Stanton, Giancarlo Giancarlo Stanton	Miami marlins	USA	155	37	105	^[20]
2015	American	Donaldson, Josh Josh Donaldson	Toronto Blue Jays	USA	184	41	123	^[21]
2015	National	Harper, Bryce Bryce Harper	Washington Nationals	USA	172	42	99	^[21]
2016	American	Ortiz, David David Ortiz (2)	Boston Red Sox	Dominican Republic	169	38	127
2016	National	Bryant, Chris Chris Bryant	Chicago cubs	USA	176	39	102
2017	American	Altuwe, Jose Jose Altuve	Houston astros	Venezuela	204	24	81
2017	National	Stanton, Giancarlo Giancarlo Stanton (2)	Miami marlins	USA	168	59	132
2018	American	Martinez, JD JD Martinez	Boston Red Sox	USA	188	43	130
2018	National	Yelich, Christian Christian Yelich	Milwaukee Brewers	USA	187	36	110	^[22]

Statistics

Country Winners

Citizenship	amount victories
USA	23
Dominican Republic	ten
Venezuela	3
Curacao	one
Puerto rico	one

Team Winners

Team	amount victories
Boston Red Sox	five
San francisco giants	four
New York Yankees	3
Texas rangers	3
Toronto Blue Jays	3
Chicago cubs	3
Detroit Tigers	2
St louis cardinals	2
Miami marlins	2
Milwaukee Brewers	2
Arizona Diamondbacks	one
Atlanta Braves	one
Cleveland indians	one
Colorado Rockies	one
Colorado Rockies	one
Los Angeles Angels from Anaheim	one
Philadelphia Phillies	one
Houston astros	one
Cincinnati reds	one

Notes

↑ ¹ ² ³ Sanchez, Jessie A-Rod receives Hank Aaron Award (neopr.) . Major League Baseball (October 24, 2002). Date of appeal May 24, 2009.
↑ Phillies 'Howard, Yankees' Jeter win Hank Aaron Award (neopr.) . ESPN.com . ESPN Internet Ventures (October 6, 2006). Date of appeal May 24, 2009.
↑ Finalists named for 2013 Hank Aaron Award (neopr.) . MLB (10/7/2013). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.
↑ Fans given larger role in voting process for 2009 Sharp presents the Hank Aaron Award (neopr.) . MLB (08/19/2009). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.
↑ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² MLB Awards - Hank Aaron Award (Neopr.) . ESPN. Date of treatment November 6, 2013.
↑ ¹ ² Jessie Sanchez. A-Rod receives Hank Aaron Award (neopr.) . MLB (10/24/2002). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.
↑ ¹ ² Alyson Footer. Pujols, A-Rod win Aaron award (neopr.) . MLB (10/22/2003). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.
↑ ¹ ² Andruw Jones, David Ortiz win 2005 Hank Aaron Award presented by CENTURY 21 (neopr.) . MLB (10/26/2005). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.
↑ ¹ ² Phillies 'Howard, Yankees' Jeter win Hank Aaron Award (neopr.) . ESPN (October 26, 2006). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.
↑ ¹ ² Prince Fielder, Alex Rodriguez win 2007 Sharp presents Hank Aaron Award (neopr.) . MLB (10/28/2007). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.
↑ ¹ ² Red Sox's Youkilis, Cubs' Ramirez take home Hank Aaron award (neopr.) . ESPN (October 26, 2008). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.
↑ ¹ ² Jeter, Pujols earn Aaron Awards (neopr.) . ESPN (November 2, 2009). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.
↑ ¹ ² Aaron award winners Votto, Bautista part of a different game (unspecified) . Sports Illustrated. Date of treatment November 6, 2013.
↑ ¹ ² Matt Kemp and Jose Bautista win the 2011 Hank Aaron (neopr.) . The Los Angeles Sentinel (October 27, 2011). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.
↑ ¹ ² Miguel Cabrera (neopr.) . baseball-reference.com. Date of treatment November 6, 2013.
↑ ¹ ² Miguel Cabrera, Buster Posey Win the 2012 Hank Aaron Award (unopened) . MLB Press Release (10/27/2012). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.
↑ Buster Posey (neopr.) . baseball-reference.com. Date of treatment November 6, 2013.
↑ ¹ ² Dayn Perry. Paul Goldschmidt, Miguel Cabrera claim 2013 NL, AL Hank Aaron Award (neopr.) . CBSSports (October 27, 2013). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.
↑ Paul Goldschmidt (neopr.) . baseball-reference.com. Date of treatment November 6, 2013.
↑ ¹ ² Steve Gardner. Giancarlo Stanton, Mike Trout receive Hank Aaron Award (neopr.) . USA TODAY (October 25, 2014). Date of treatment November 15, 2014.
↑ ¹ ² Josh Donaldson, Bryce Harper Win 2015 Hank Aaron awards (neopr.) . huffingtonpost. Date of treatment November 2, 2015.
↑ JD, Yelich named 2018 Aaron Award winners (neopr.) . WNML Sports Radio. Date of appeal October 27, 2018.

Links

Hank Aaron Award winners (neopr.) . Major League Baseball . Date of treatment November 6, 2013. Archived on September 3, 2013.
Hank Aaron Award & Branch Rickey Award Winners (Neopr.) Baseball-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment November 6, 2013. Archived on September 3, 2013.
Hank Aaron Award presentation (neopr.) . Major League Baseball . Date of treatment November 6, 2013. Archived on September 3, 2013.

[MLB-1] ¹ ² ³ Sanchez, Jessie A-Rod receives Hank Aaron Award (neopr.) . Major League Baseball (October 24, 2002). Date of appeal May 24, 2009.

[ESPN-2] Phillies 'Howard, Yankees' Jeter win Hank Aaron Award (neopr.) . ESPN.com . ESPN Internet Ventures (October 6, 2006). Date of appeal May 24, 2009.

[3] Finalists named for 2013 Hank Aaron Award (neopr.) . MLB (10/7/2013). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.

[4] Fans given larger role in voting process for 2009 Sharp presents the Hank Aaron Award (neopr.) . MLB (08/19/2009). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.

[aaron-5] ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² MLB Awards - Hank Aaron Award (Neopr.) . ESPN. Date of treatment November 6, 2013.

[a2002-6] ¹ ² Jessie Sanchez. A-Rod receives Hank Aaron Award (neopr.) . MLB (10/24/2002). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.

[a2003-7] ¹ ² Alyson Footer. Pujols, A-Rod win Aaron award (neopr.) . MLB (10/22/2003). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.

[a2005-8] ¹ ² Andruw Jones, David Ortiz win 2005 Hank Aaron Award presented by CENTURY 21 (neopr.) . MLB (10/26/2005). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.

[a2006-9] ¹ ² Phillies 'Howard, Yankees' Jeter win Hank Aaron Award (neopr.) . ESPN (October 26, 2006). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.

[a2007-10] ¹ ² Prince Fielder, Alex Rodriguez win 2007 Sharp presents Hank Aaron Award (neopr.) . MLB (10/28/2007). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.

[a2008-11] ¹ ² Red Sox's Youkilis, Cubs' Ramirez take home Hank Aaron award (neopr.) . ESPN (October 26, 2008). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.

[a2009-12] ¹ ² Jeter, Pujols earn Aaron Awards (neopr.) . ESPN (November 2, 2009). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.

[a2010-13] ¹ ² Aaron award winners Votto, Bautista part of a different game (unspecified) . Sports Illustrated. Date of treatment November 6, 2013.

[a2011-14] ¹ ² Matt Kemp and Jose Bautista win the 2011 Hank Aaron (neopr.) . The Los Angeles Sentinel (October 27, 2011). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.

[migcab-15] ¹ ² Miguel Cabrera (neopr.) . baseball-reference.com. Date of treatment November 6, 2013.

[a2012-16] ¹ ² Miguel Cabrera, Buster Posey Win the 2012 Hank Aaron Award (unopened) . MLB Press Release (10/27/2012). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.

[17] Buster Posey (neopr.) . baseball-reference.com. Date of treatment November 6, 2013.

[a2013-18] ¹ ² Dayn Perry. Paul Goldschmidt, Miguel Cabrera claim 2013 NL, AL Hank Aaron Award (neopr.) . CBSSports (October 27, 2013). Date of treatment November 6, 2013.

[19] Paul Goldschmidt (neopr.) . baseball-reference.com. Date of treatment November 6, 2013.

[a2014-20] ¹ ² Steve Gardner. Giancarlo Stanton, Mike Trout receive Hank Aaron Award (neopr.) . USA TODAY (October 25, 2014). Date of treatment November 15, 2014.

[a2015-21] ¹ ² Josh Donaldson, Bryce Harper Win 2015 Hank Aaron awards (neopr.) . huffingtonpost. Date of treatment November 2, 2015.

[a2018-22] JD, Yelich named 2018 Aaron Award winners (neopr.) . WNML Sports Radio. Date of appeal October 27, 2018.