Edgar Martínez Award

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The Edgar Martínez Award is Major League Baseball’s annual honor given to the most outstanding designated hitter in the American League.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball award
baseball award
alsoKnownAs DH of the Year Award
Edgar Martínez Award
surface form: Outstanding Designated Hitter of the Year Award
associatedLeagueRuleAdoption American League designated hitter adoption in 1973
associatedWithRule designated hitter rule
awardingOrganizationType professional sports league
category Major League Baseball awards
surface form: American League awards

Awards established in 1973
Major League Baseball trophies and awards
competition American League
confersTitle Outstanding Designated Hitter of the Year
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibility American League players
designated hitters
firstWinner Orlando Cepeda
firstWinnerSeason 1973 MLB season
firstWinnerTeam Boston Red Sox
formerName Edgar Martínez Award self-linksurface differs
surface form: Outstanding Designated Hitter Award
frequency annual
genderEligibility male players
givenFor most outstanding designated hitter
governingBody Commissioner of Baseball
surface form: Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
honorsCareerOf Edgar Martínez (Seattle Mariners designated hitter)
surface form: Edgar Martínez
inception 1973
language English
league Major League Baseball
level major league
mostAwardsByPlayer David Ortiz
mostAwardsByPlayerCount 8
namedAfter Edgar Martínez (Seattle Mariners designated hitter)
surface form: Edgar Martínez

Edgar Martínez (Seattle Mariners designated hitter)
namedForAchievement excellence at the designated hitter position
notableMultipleWinners David Ortiz
Don Baylor
Edgar Martínez (Seattle Mariners designated hitter)
surface form: Edgar Martínez

Harold Baines
Paul Molitor
officialWebsite https://www.mlb.com
partOf Major League Baseball awards
surface form: Major League Baseball season awards
position designated hitter
presenter Major League Baseball
region North America
renamedInHonorOf Edgar Martínez (Seattle Mariners designated hitter)
surface form: Edgar Martínez
renamedInYear 2004
scope regular season performance
selectionBasis offensive performance as designated hitter
sport baseball
sportLevel top professional baseball in North America

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David Ortiz awardReceived Edgar Martínez Award
Edgar Martínez Award formerName Edgar Martínez Award self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Outstanding Designated Hitter Award
Edgar Martínez Award alsoKnownAs Edgar Martínez Award
this entity surface form: Outstanding Designated Hitter of the Year Award
Shohei Ohtani awardReceived Edgar Martínez Award
Edgar Martínez (Seattle Mariners designated hitter) awardReceived Edgar Martínez Award
subject surface form: Edgar Martínez
Edgar Martínez (Seattle Mariners designated hitter) namesakeOf Edgar Martínez Award
subject surface form: Edgar Martínez
DH of the Year Award officialName Edgar Martínez Award
DH of the Year Award formerName Edgar Martínez Award
this entity surface form: Outstanding Designated Hitter Award
DH of the Year Award hasAbbreviation Edgar Martínez Award
Edgar Martinez namesakeOf Edgar Martínez Award
this entity surface form: Edgar Martinez Award