Major League 
Major League Baseball (MLB) refers to the organization that operates the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The MLB presents a variety of annual trophies and awards to recognize both its players and its teams. Awards presented by the MLB are–
Team Awards
• Commissioner’s Trophy – The trophy is presented each year by the Commissioner of Baseball to MLB team that wins the World Series.
| Year | Winning Team | Winning Manager | Winning League | Games | Losing Team (League) |
| 2008 | Philadelphia Phillies | Charlie Manual | National League | 4-1 | Tampa Bay Rays (AL) |
| 2009 | New York Yankees | Joe Girardi | American League | 4-2 | Philadelphia Phillies (NL) |
• Warren C. Giles Trophy – The trophy is presented each year to the winner of National League.
| Year | Winning Team | Games | Record | Losing Team |
| 2008 | Philadelphia Phillies | 4-1 | 92 – 70 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2009 | Philadelphia Phillies | 4-1 | 93 – 69 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
• William Harridge Trophy – The trophy is presented each year to the winner of American League.
| Year | Winning Team | Games | Record | Losing Team |
| 2008 | Tampa Bay Rays | 4-3 | 97 – 65 | Boston Red Sox |
| 2009 | New York Yankees | 4-2 | 103 – 59 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
Player Awards
• Most Valuable Player (MVP) – The MVP award is given to one outstanding player in each league of MLB annually.
| Year | AL Winner | Team | Position | NL Winner | Team | Position |
| 2008 | Dustin Pedroia | Boston Red Sox | 2B (Second baseman) | Albert Pujols | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B (First baseman) |
| 2009 | Joe Mauer | Minnesota Twins | C (Cactcher) | Albert Pujols | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B (First baseman) |
• CY Young Award – The award is an honor given to the best pitcher in MLB, one each for the National League and the American League.
National League
| Year | Pitcher | Team | Saves | Earned Run Average (ERA) | Record |
| 2008 | Tim Lincecum | San Francisco Giants | 0 | 2.62 | 18 – 5 |
| 2009 | Tim Lincecum | San Francisco Giants | 0 | 2.48 | 15 – 7 |
American League
| Year | Pitcher | Team | Saves | Earned Run Average (ERA) | Record |
| 2008 | Cliff Lee | Cleveland Indians | 0 | 2.54 | 22 – 3 |
| 2009 | Zack Greinke | Kansas City Royals | 0 | 2.16 | 16 – 8 |
• Rookie of the Year Award – Rookie of the Year honor is given to one player from each league.
American League
| Year | Player | Team | Position |
| 2008 | Evan Longoria | Tampa Bay Rays | Third baseman (3B) |
| 2009 | Andrew Bailey | Oakland Athletics | Pitcher (P) |
National League
| Year | Player | Team | Position |
| 2008 | Geovany Soto | Chicago Cubs | Catcher (C) |
| 2009 | Chris Coghlan | Florida Marlins | Outfielder (OF) |
• Manager of the Year Award – The award is given annually to the best managers in the National and American Leagues.
American League
| Year | Manager | Division | Team | Record |
| 2008 | Joe Maddon | East | Tampa Bay Rays | 97 – 65 |
| 2009 | Mike Scioscia | West | Los Angles Angles | 97 – 65 |
National League
| Year | Manager | Division | Team | Record |
| 2008 | Lou Piniella | Central | Chicago Cubs | 97 – 64 |
| 2009 | Jim Tracy | West | Colorado Rockies | 92 – 70 |
• Gold Glove Award – Gold Glove Award is the award given yearly to the MLB players judged to have revealed extraordinary individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the American League and the National League.
American League
| Year | 2008 | 2009 |
| First baseman (1B) | Carlos Peria | Mark Teixeira |
| Second Baseman (2B) | Dustin Pedroia | Placido Polanco |
| Third Baseman (3B) | Adrian Beltre | Evan Longoria |
| Shortstop (SS) | Michael Young | Derek Jeter |
| Outfielder (OF) | Torii Hunter | Torii Hunter |
| Outfielder (OF) | Grady Sizemore | Adam Jones |
| Outfielder (OF) | Ichiro Suzuki | Ichiro Suzuki |
| Catcher (C) | Joe Mauer | Joe Mauer |
| Pitcher (P) | Mike Mussina | Mark Buehrle |
National League
| Year | 2008 | 2009 |
| First baseman (1B) | Adrian Gonzalez | Adrian Gonzalez |
| Second Baseman (2B) | Brandon Phillips | Orlando Hudson |
| Third Baseman (3B) | David Wright | Ryan Zimmerman |
| Shortstop (SS) | Jimmy Rollins | Jimmy Rollins |
| Outfielder (OF) | Nate McLouth | Matt Kemp |
| Outfielder (OF) | Carlos Betran | Michael Bourn |
| Outfielder (OF) | Shane Victorina | Shane Victorina |
| Catcher (C) | Yadier Molina | Yadier Molina |
| Pitcher (P) | Greg Maddux | Adam Wainwright |
• Silver Slugger Award – The award is given to the best offensive player at each position in the National and American Leagues.
American League
| Year | 2008 | 2009 |
| First baseman (1B) | Justin Morneau | Mark Teixeira |
| Second Baseman (2B) | Dustin Pedroia | Aaron Hill |
| Third Baseman (3B) | Alex Rodriguez | Evan Longoria |
| Shortstop (SS) | Derek Jeter | Derek Jeter |
| Outfielder (OF) | Josh Hamilton | Jason Bay |
| Outfielder (OF) | Carlos Quentin | Torii Hunter |
| Outfielder (OF) | Grady Sizemore | Ichiro Suzuki |
| Catcher (C) | Joe Mauer | Joe Mauer |
| Designated Hitter (DH) | Aubrey Huff | Adam Lind |
National League
| Year | 2008 | 2009 |
| First baseman (1B) | Albert Pujols | Albert Pujols |
| Second Baseman (2B) | Chase Utely | Chase Utely |
| Third Baseman (3B) | David Wright | Ryan Zimmerman |
| Shortstop (SS) | Hanley Ramirez | Hanley Ramirez |
| Outfielder (OF) | Ryan Ludwick | Matt Kemp |
| Outfielder (OF) | Matt Holiday | Andre Etheir |
| Outfielder (OF) | Ryan Barun | Ryan Barun |
| Catcher (C) | Brian McCann | Brian McCann |
| Designated Hitter (DH) | Carlos Zambrano | Carlos Zambrano |
• Hank Aaron Award – The award is given to the MLB players selected as top hitter in each league.
| Year | AL Player | Team | Hits | NL Player | Team | Hits |
| 2008 | Kevin Youkilis | Boston Red Sox | 168 | Aramis Ramirez | Chicago Cubs | 212 |
| 2009 | Derek Jeter | New York Yankees | 212 | Albert Pujols | St. Louis Cardinals | 186 |
• Rolaids Relief Man Award – The Rolaids Relief Man award is given to the MLB players selected as top relief pitchers in each league.
| Year | AL Player | Team | Walks plus Hits per innings pitched (WHIP) | NL Player | Team | Walks plus Hits per innings pitched (WHIP) |
| 2008 | Francisco Rodriguez | Los Angeles Angels | 1.288 | Brad Lidge | Philadelphia Phillies | 1.226 |
| 2009 | Mariano Rivera | New York Yankees | 0.905 | Heath Bell | San Diego Padres | 1.120 |
• Comeback Player of the Year Award – The MLB Comeback Player of the Year award is given to a player who is judged to have re-emerged on the field during a season. The award given to players from the year 2008 are -
| Year | AL Winner | Team | Position | NL Winner | Team | Position |
| 2008 | Cliff Lee | Cleveland Indians | Starting Pitcher | Brad Lidge | Philadelphia Phillies | Relief Pitcher |
| 2009 | Aaron Hill | Toronto Blue Jays | Second baseman | Chris Carpenter | St. Louis Cardinals | Starting Pitcher |
• World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award – The honor is given to a player believed to have the most impact on his team’s performance in World Series.
| Year | Player | Team | League | Position |
| 2008 | Cole Hamels | Philadelphia Phillies | National league | Starting Pitcher |
| 2009 | Hideki Matsui | New York Yankees | American League | Designated Hitter |
• League Championship Series MVP Award – League Championship Series (LCS) is the second round of MLB post-season. LCS MVP award is given to a player believed to have the most impact on his team’s performance in this series.
| Year | AL Winner | Team | Position | NL Winner | Team | Position |
| 2008 | Matt Garza | Tampa Bay Rays | Starting Pitcher | Cole Hamels | Philadelphia Phillies | Starting Pitcher |
| 2009 | CC Sabathia | New York Yankees | Starting Pitcher | Ryan Howard | Philadelphia Phillies | First Baseman |
• MLB All-Star Game MVP Award – The award is given to the most outstanding player in MLB All-Star Game annually.
| Year | Player | Team | League | Position |
| 2008 | J. D. Drew | Boston Red Sox | American League | Right fielder (RF) |
| 2009 | Carl Crawford | Tampa Bay Rays | American League | Left fielder (LF) |
| 2010 | Brian McCann | Atlanta Braves | National League | Catcher (C) |
• Roberto Clemente Award – The honor is given to a MLB player, who best exemplifies the game of community involvement, sportsmanship, baseball, and the contribution to his team.
| Year | Player | Team | League | Position |
| 2008 | Albert Pujols | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | First baseman |
| 2009 | Derek Jeter | New York Yankees | American League | Shortstop |