Hank Aaron Award

Shohei Ohtani (NL)

For the 1999 season, a winner was selected using an objective points system. Hits, home runs, and runs batted in (RBI) were given certain point values and the winner was the player who had the highest tabulated points total.

In 2000, the system was changed to a ballot in which each MLB team's radio and television play-by-play broadcasters and color analysts voted for three players in each league. Their first-place vote receives five points, the second-place vote receives three points, and the third-place vote receives one point. Beginning in 2003, fans were allowed to vote via MLB's official website, MLB.com. Fans' votes account for 30% of the points, while broadcasters' and analysts' votes account for the other 70%.

The award is handed out to the winners of both leagues before Game 4 of the World Series (mostly after Game 2 due to travel to a different venue) each year, with Aaron himself presenting the awards until the 2019 World Series and his death in 2021 (except 2018 when it is handed out in Game 3 and 2019 when it is handed out in Game 2). The first winners of the award were Manny Ramirez and Sammy Sosa in 1999, while the most recent winners are Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani. Alex Rodriguez won the award four times, the most of any player. Ohtani is the first player to win the award in both leagues. The winner with the most hits was Ronald Acuña Jr. in 2023, Barry Bonds in 2001 had the most home runs, and Manny Ramírez in 1999 had the most RBIs. Players from the New York Yankees have won the award six times, the most of any team.

Trophy

The Hank Aaron Award has a maritaca granite base and an antique bat and banner combination on the top. It weighs 12 lb and sits on a base of cherry wood.

Winners

Year	League	Player	Team	Hits	HR	RBI	****	*	(2)	(2)*	(3)*	(2)	(3)*	****	****	****	*	(4)*	**** (2)	(2)*	*	(2)	*	*	(2)*	*	*	*	**** (2)	*	*	(2)*	*	(2)*	(2)	*	*	(2)*	*	(2)*	*	*	(2)*	(2)*	(3)*	(3)*
1999	American	Cleveland Indians	174	44	165
National	Chicago Cubs	180	63	141
2000	American	Toronto Blue Jays	196	41	137
National	Colorado Rockies	216	42	147
2001	American	Texas Rangers	201	52	135
National	San Francisco Giants	156	73	137
2002	American	Texas Rangers	187	57	142
National	San Francisco Giants	149	46	110
2003	American	Texas Rangers	181	47	118
National	St. Louis Cardinals	212	43	124
2004	American	Boston Red Sox	175	43	130
National	San Francisco Giants	135	45	101
2005	American	Boston Red Sox	180	47	148
National	Atlanta Braves	154	51	128
2006	American	New York Yankees	214	14	97
National	Philadelphia Phillies	182	58	149
2007	American	New York Yankees	183	54	156
National	Milwaukee Brewers	165	50	119
2008	American	Boston Red Sox	168	29	115
National	Chicago Cubs	160	27	111
2009	American	New York Yankees	212	18	66
National	St. Louis Cardinals	186	47	135
2010	American	Toronto Blue Jays	148	54	124
National	Cincinnati Reds	177	37	113
2011	American	Toronto Blue Jays	155	43	103
National	Los Angeles Dodgers	195	39	126
2012	American	Detroit Tigers	205	44	139
National	San Francisco Giants	178	24	103
2013	American	Detroit Tigers	193	44	137
National	Arizona Diamondbacks	182	36	125
2014	American	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	173	36	111
National	Miami Marlins	155	37	105
2015	American	Toronto Blue Jays	184	41	123
National	Washington Nationals	172	42	99
2016	American	Boston Red Sox	169	38	127
National	Chicago Cubs	176	39	102
2017	American	Houston Astros	204	24	81
National	Miami Marlins	168	59	132
2018	American	Boston Red Sox	188	43	130
National	Milwaukee Brewers	187	36	110
2019	American	Los Angeles Angels	137	45	104
National	Milwaukee Brewers	161	44	97
2020	American	Chicago White Sox	76	19	60
National	Atlanta Braves	73	13	53
2021	American	Toronto Blue Jays	188	48	111
National	Philadelphia Phillies	151	35	84
2022	American	New York Yankees	177	62	131
National	St. Louis Cardinals	178	35	115
2023	American	Los Angeles Angels	151	44	95
National	Atlanta Braves	217	41	106
2024	American	New York Yankees	180	58	144
National	Los Angeles Dodgers	197	54	130
2025	American	New York Yankees	179	53	114
National	Los Angeles Dodgers	172	55	102