AL MVP

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AL MVP is the common abbreviation for the American League Most Valuable Player Award, given annually to the best-performing player in Major League Baseball’s American League.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball award
sports award
abbreviationFor American League Most Valuable Player
surface form: American League Most Valuable Player Award
appliesToLevel Major League
awardedFor most valuable player in the American League
category Major League Baseball MVP Award
surface form: Major League Baseball most valuable player award
competition Major League Baseball
country United States of America
surface form: United States
firstSeasonAwarded 1931 Major League Baseball season
frequency annual
fullName American League Most Valuable Player
surface form: American League Most Valuable Player Award
givenTo best-performing player in the American League
governingOrganization Major League Baseball
hasGenderRestriction no
hasMediaCoverage national sports media in the United States
hasSeparateAwardFrom NL MVP
hasTiePossibility yes
inception 1931
includesPitchers yes
includesPositionPlayers yes
isHistoricAward yes
isIndividualAward yes
isPositionSpecific no
isTeamAward no
languageOfName English
league American League
notableMultipleWinners Babe Ruth
Frank Thomas
Hank Greenberg
Jimmie Foxx
Joe DiMaggio
Mickey Mantle
Miguel Cabrera
Mike Trout
Roger Maris
Shohei Ohtani
Yogi Berra
predecessor Chalmers Award
presentedBy Major League Baseball
region North America
relatedAward Cy Young Award
surface form: AL Cy Young Award

National League Most Valuable Player Award
World Series Most Valuable Player Award
surface form: World Series MVP
scope regular season performance
selectionMethod voting by members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America
sport baseball
votingBody Baseball Writers' Association of America
surface form: Baseball Writers’ Association of America

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