- Organizer
- Baseball Writers' Association of America
- Why it counts
- Voted and presented annually by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) for each league since 1931, the award Major League Baseball recognizes as its official MVP award
- Held
- annual, mid-November, evening ET, live on MLB Network after the World Series
Reigning winners
American League MVP · 2020
National League MVP · 2021
| Year | American League MVP | National League MVP |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bryce Harper | |
| 2020 | José Abreu | Freddie Freeman |
| 2019 | Mike Trout | Cody Bellinger |
| 2018 | Mookie Betts | Christian Yelich |
| 2017 | José Altuve | Giancarlo Stanton |
| 2016 | Mike Trout | Kris Bryant |
| 2015 | Josh Donaldson | Bryce Harper |