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This Year in Baseball Awards
The This Year in Baseball Awards, most recently called the "Esurance MLB Awards," were a series of annual awards presented by Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2002 to 2017. They were honors given annually to the most extraordinary baseball performances, players, managers, and executives, as voted on by fans, media, team front-office personnel, former players, and the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Unlike MLB's other awards—which are given to one player in each of the two leagues—the MLB Awards are given to only one player in all of MLB.
In 2010, MLB began referring to the awards as the "GIBBY Awards." (GIBBY is a backronym for Greatness in BaseBall Yearly.)
In 2015, the awards were renamed by MLB as the "Esurance MLB Awards." The winners continued to receive a GIBBY trophy. Several new awards were added, including some that are based on social media.
The awards were last issued in 2017.
Each winner is selected by a vote of fans, MLB alumni, each team's front-office personnel, members of the media, and SABR. Fans cast their votes via the online-voting system on MLB.com, the official website of MLB. More than 13 million fans voted in 2010.
In the first year, there were six categories of awards: Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year (including starters and closers, but not setup men), Setup Man of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Play of the Year, and Blooper of the Year.
In 2003, three new awards were added (for a total of 9): Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, and Individual Performance of the Year. The Blooper of the Year was renamed Bizarre Play of the Year.
In 2004, one category was divided into two (for a total of 10): Starting Pitcher of the Year and Closer of the Year (from Pitcher of the Year). Two categories were renamed: Hitter of the Year (formerly Player of the Year) and Blooper of the Year (its original name, instead of Bizarre Play of the Year).
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This Year in Baseball Awards
The This Year in Baseball Awards, most recently called the "Esurance MLB Awards," were a series of annual awards presented by Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2002 to 2017. They were honors given annually to the most extraordinary baseball performances, players, managers, and executives, as voted on by fans, media, team front-office personnel, former players, and the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Unlike MLB's other awards—which are given to one player in each of the two leagues—the MLB Awards are given to only one player in all of MLB.
In 2010, MLB began referring to the awards as the "GIBBY Awards." (GIBBY is a backronym for Greatness in BaseBall Yearly.)
In 2015, the awards were renamed by MLB as the "Esurance MLB Awards." The winners continued to receive a GIBBY trophy. Several new awards were added, including some that are based on social media.
The awards were last issued in 2017.
Each winner is selected by a vote of fans, MLB alumni, each team's front-office personnel, members of the media, and SABR. Fans cast their votes via the online-voting system on MLB.com, the official website of MLB. More than 13 million fans voted in 2010.
In the first year, there were six categories of awards: Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year (including starters and closers, but not setup men), Setup Man of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Play of the Year, and Blooper of the Year.
In 2003, three new awards were added (for a total of 9): Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, and Individual Performance of the Year. The Blooper of the Year was renamed Bizarre Play of the Year.
In 2004, one category was divided into two (for a total of 10): Starting Pitcher of the Year and Closer of the Year (from Pitcher of the Year). Two categories were renamed: Hitter of the Year (formerly Player of the Year) and Blooper of the Year (its original name, instead of Bizarre Play of the Year).