MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award
The Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award is an award that has been presented annually since 2005 and is officially sponsored by Major League Baseball . The award is given to the player in each league who has returned as a "star" after a weaker season. This award is presented in parallel to The Sporting News (TSN) Comeback Player of the Year Award, which has been presented since 1965 and is not recognized as an official award by the MLB. The honored players are the same, with a few exceptions. In 2008 the MLB honored Brad Lidge , TSN however Fernando Tatís , 2010 MLB Francisco Liriano , TSN Vladimir Guerrero and 2012 MLB Fernando Rodney instead of TSN Adam Dunn .
The company Pfizer with its product Viagra was an official sponsor from 2005 to 2009.
The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award
MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award
Individual evidence
- ↑ Comeback Player 2005 ballot. MLB.com, accessed November 21, 2012 .
- ↑ Comeback Player of the Year Award. Baseball Almanac, accessed August 17, 2015 .
- ^ White Sox's Dunn named comeback player of the year. SportingNews.com, accessed November 1, 2012 .
- ↑ Hudson, Liriano win 2010 MLB Comeback Player of the Year Awards. MLB.com, accessed November 21, 2012 .
- ^ Berkman, Ellsbury earn comeback awards. MLB.com, accessed November 21, 2012 .
- ↑ Buster Posey, Fernando Rodney win 2012 MLB.Comeback Player of the Year awards. MLB.com, accessed November 21, 2012 .
- ↑ Francisco Liriano, Mariano Rivera win the 2013 MLB Comeback Player of the Year Awards. MLB.com, accessed November 8, 2013 .
Web links
- Comeback Players of the Year MLB.com
- Comeback Player of the Year Award baseball-almanac.com
- Comeback Player of the Year Award by The Sporting News baseball-almanac.com
- Comeback Player of the Year Award Winners baseball-reference.com