Luis Aparicio Award

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Luis Aparicio Award
Luis Aparicio Statue.jpg
A bronze statue of Luis Aparicio, the namesake of the award
Location Maracaibo, Zulia
CountryVenezuela
History
First award2004
Most recent Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves

The Luis Aparicio Award is given annually to a Venezuelan player in Major League Baseball (MLB) who is judged to have recorded the best individual performance in that year. The winner of the award is determined by a vote conducted by Venezuelan sports journalists and Spanish-language media around the world. [1] It is named after former MLB shortstop Luis Aparicio, [1] who is the only player from Venezuela to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. [2] The award was first presented in 2004, and was created in order to honour Aparicio's major league career and to commemorate his father, who died thirteen years before his son was elected into the Hall of Fame. [3]

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Johan Santana, José Altuve, Miguel Cabrera, and Ronald Acuña Jr. are the only players to win the Luis Aparicio Award more than once, with Cabrera having won the award five times. [4] Cabrera won the MLB Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award and Hank Aaron Award alongside the Luis Aparicio Award in 2012 and 2013, [5] [6] becoming the first Venezuelan to win the MLB MVP Award. [7] [8] Santana, the 2004 and 2006 recipient, also won the Cy Young Award in those two years, [5] winning by a unanimous vote on each occasion. [9] Altuve is the only player to win the Luis Aparicio Award, the MVP award, and become a World Series champion in the same season in 2017. [10] He has also won a batting title in three of his four award seasons. Santana (2006) and Cabrera (2012) are the only award winners to also earn the pitching and batting Triple Crown respectively in the same season. [11] In accomplishing the feat, Cabrera became the first player in 45 years to achieve a Triple Crown in batting since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967, [12] while Santana became the first pitcher since Dwight Gooden in 1985 to secure a "Major League Triple Crown" by leading all of MLB in wins, earned run average and strikeouts. [13] Francisco Rodríguez compiled a major league record of 62 saves in a single season in 2008 and went on to win the Rolaids Relief Man Award in the same year as the Luis Aparicio Award. [14] [15] [16] Five winners – Cabrera, Altuve, Magglio Ordóñez, Carlos González, and Arráez – were batting champions in their respective leagues in the same year they won the award. [17]

The award is presented annually before a baseball game hosted by the local team, Águilas del Zulia, on November 18 in Aparicio's hometown of Maracaibo, Zulia. [4] The date marks both the feast of the Virgin of Chiquinquirá – the patron saint of Zulia [18] – and the anniversary of Aparicio's professional debut. [3] As of 2023, the most recent recipient of the award is Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Atlanta Braves.

Winners

Miguel Cabrera has won the award five times. Miguel Cabrera (2011).jpg
Miguel Cabrera has won the award five times.
Jose Altuve is the second player with at least four awards. Jose Altuve 2017.jpg
José Altuve is the second player with at least four awards.
Key
YearLinks to the article about the corresponding baseball year
Player(X)Denotes winning player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
TeamThe player's team at the time he won the award
PositionThe player's position at the time he won the award
^Indicates multiple award winners in the same year
‡Player is active
Winners
YearPlayerPositionTeamRef(s)
2004 Johan Santana Starting pitcher Minnesota Twins [19] [20]
2005 Miguel Cabrera ‡ Outfielder Florida Marlins [21]
2006 Johan Santana (2) Starting pitcher Minnesota Twins [19] [20]
2007 Magglio Ordóñez Outfielder Detroit Tigers [22] [23]
2008 Francisco Rodríguez Relief pitcher Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim [24]
2009 Félix Hernández Starting pitcher Seattle Mariners [25] [26]
2010 Carlos González Outfielder Colorado Rockies [27] [28]
2011 Miguel Cabrera ‡(2) First baseman Detroit Tigers [21] [29]
2012 Miguel Cabrera ‡(3) Third baseman Detroit Tigers [21] [30]
2013 Miguel Cabrera ‡(4) Third baseman Detroit Tigers [21] [31]
2014 José Altuve ‡ Second baseman Houston Astros [32] [33]
2015 Miguel Cabrera ‡(5) First baseman Detroit Tigers [21] [34]
2016 José Altuve ‡(2) Second baseman Houston Astros [32] [35]
2017 José Altuve ‡(3) Second baseman Houston Astros [32] [36]
2018^ Ronald Acuña Jr. ‡ Outfielder Atlanta Braves [37] [38]
2018^ Jesús Aguilar ‡ First baseman Milwaukee Brewers [38] [39]
2019 Eugenio Suárez ‡ Third baseman Cincinnati Reds [40] [41]
2020 Ronald Acuña Jr. ‡(2) Outfielder Atlanta Braves [42]
2021 Salvador Pérez ‡ Catcher Kansas City Royals [43]
2022^ Luis Arráez ‡ Second baseman Minnesota Twins [44] [45]
2022^ José Altuve ‡(4) Second baseman Houston Astros [45] [46]
2023 Ronald Acuña Jr. ‡(3) Outfielder Atlanta Braves [47]

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