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Each year, Major Leaguers recognize the on-field and off-field achievements of their peers through the Players Trust’s Players Choice Awards program. To date, the Players Trust has recognized the outstanding performances of Players Choice Awards winners by contributing more than $4 million to charities around the world on behalf of each Award winner. Click here for the all-time list of Players Choice Awards winner. |
Program Highlights
Major Leaguers recognize the on-field and off-field achievements of their peers through the Players Trust’s Players Choice Awards program. The players annually honor the outstanding player, rookie, pitcher and comeback player in each league. Two additional awards which bestow top honors without regard to league are the Player of the Year and the Marvin Miller Man of the Year, named for the founding executive director of the MLBPA and given to the player whose excellence on and off the field most inspire others to higher levels of achievement. Players Choice Award winners designate charities to receive grants totaling $260,000 from the Players Trust. To date, the Players Trust has recognized the outstanding on-field and off-field performances of Players Choice Awards winners by contributing more than $4 million to charities around the world. Click here for the list of all-time Players Choice Awards winners.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2021 – Since its inception in 1996, the Major League Baseball Players Trust has distributed more than $25 million to nonprofits to help meet community needs on behalf of Players. To celebrate this milestone, the Players Trust today announced its partnership and donation of...
Donation will directly support the Minor League grant program NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2020 -- The Major League Baseball Players Trust today announced a $500,000 donation to More Than Baseball to provide direct support to Minor League players whose season was canceled in 2020 as a result of...
2021 Grant Application Process is Now Open NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2020 – The Major League Baseball Players Trust today announced the recipients of the 2020 Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies, marking the sixth year the life and work of the MLBPA’s late executive director has been...
The Players Trust is providing a $100,000 grant to Save the Children, Dominicana in support of their COVID-19 relief program. This program includes addressing food insecurity and supporting a variety of initiatives, including the following: WASH Program: Within WASH interventions,...
NEW YORK, June 17 -- The Major League Baseball Players Trust on Wednesday announced it will commit $1 million to help support minor leaguers unable to play this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The world health crisis has put many professional sports leagues on hold, including the...
The Grant Marks the Latest Contribution from the Player Trust’s Ongoing COVID-19 Relief Program NEW YORK, May 5, 2020 -- The Major League Baseball Players Trust today announced a partnership with DonorsChoose to support teachers and their students who have been impacted by school closures as...
NEW YORK, April 28, 2020 -- The Major League Baseball Players Trust today launched its COVID-19 Relief Program and announced a partnership with Protect The Heroes as an initial effort to support and relieve communities significantly affected by COVID-19. The Players Trust is joining the ...
In honor of Martin Luther King Weekend 2020, the Players Trust hosted the Players Trust DREAM Weekend, bringing a series of free baseball camps to underserved youth across Mississippi. The Players Trust hosted camps in Perkinston, Hattiesburg and Jackson; each camp hosting 200 children...
NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2019 -- The Major Leagues Baseball Players Trust today announced a Players Goodwill Tour of Colombia. The tour will mark the Trust’s first visit to the country. Events will take place from December 10–13, 2019, in three different cities. The...
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- The Major League Baseball Players Trust joined with organizations around the world in recognition of Giving Tuesday by awarding a $100,000 grant to California Strong to provide continued assistance to the thousands of people affected by wildfires and other tragic events that...
Fellow players vote Granderson Marvin Miller Man of the Year for unprecedented fourth time; Trout named Player of the Year and AL Outstanding Player NEW YORK, Oct. 24 – Players selected Curtis Granderson as Marvin Miller Man of the Year for an unprecedented fourth time, while Mike Trout was...
NL OUTSTANDING ROOKIE PETE ALONSO First baseman Pete Alonso led the majors with 53 home runs as a rookie and captivated baseball fans across the country with his power and production, breaking records all season long. Dubbed the Polar Bear, the 24-year-old from Tampa earned his first trip...
Joins mental health nonprofit’s Campaign to Change Direction NEW YORK, Oct. 10 -- In recognition of World Mental Health Day, the Major League Baseball Players Trust on Thursday announced a $100,000 grant to Give an Hour, a national nonprofit that provides free mental health services and leads...
NEW YORK, Sept. 11 -- The Major League Baseball Players Trust today announced that the 2020 Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies application is now available for submission through Friday Nov. 29, 2019. The Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies application can be accessed through...
The Major League Baseball Players Trust announced on Monday it is donating $45,000 to The Tyler Skaggs Baseball Foundation on behalf of all players to honor his memory and preserve his legacy of serving families and children in the greater community. “Players are comforted to know that...
CLEVELAND, July 5 – The Major League Baseball Players Trust and KaBOOM! have teamed up for the third consecutive year to build a playground in the All-Star city. Following successful playground projects in Miami and Washington, D.C., the Players Trust selected Constellations Schools Old...
NEW YORK, June 12 – The Major League Baseball Players Trust announced five recipients of the 2019 Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies on Wednesday, marking the fifth year the life and work of the late executive director has been honored by assisting the careers of aspiring...
Earlier this week in Dallas, Texas, current and former Major League Baseball Players along with MLB executives gathered for the 2018 Players Choice Awards to honor Curtis Granderson as Marvin Miller Man of the Year for an unprecedented third time and J.D. Martinez as Player of the Year. Major...
For their leadership on the field and in the community, players nominated Paul Goldschmidt, Curtis Granderson and Mike Trout as finalists for the 2018 Marvin Miller Man of the Year award. Named after the founding executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, the Marvin...
From game one and through the postseason, the finalists for the 2018 Players Choice Awards Player of the Year have overachieved this season on the diamond. Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez and Christian Yelich make up the finalists for the award. Voted by all players in the majors regardless of league,...
