Year Winners Historical connection Ref. 1995 Willie Mays Trio of icon outfielders for the New York City Major League teams of the 1950s. [ 3] Mickey Mantle Duke Snider 1996 Phil Rizzuto Trio of shortstops for the New York City Major League teams of the 1940s and 1950s. [ 4] Pee Wee Reese Alvin Dark 1997 Cleon Jones Trio of outfielders for the 1969 New York Mets . [ 5] Tommie Agee Ron Swoboda 1998 Warren Spahn Pitching duo of the 1940s Boston Braves , immortalized in the poem "Spahn and Sain, then Pray for Rain!". [ 5] Johnny Sain 1999 Tom Seaver Pitching duo who led the 1969 New York Mets to their first World Series title . [ 5] Jerry Koosman 2000 Don Larsen Pitchers who threw perfect games for the New York Yankees . [ 5] David Wells David Cone 2001 Bobby Thomson The shot heard 'round the world , iconic walk-off home run in the third game of 1951 National League tie-breaker series . [ 6] Ralph Branca 2002 Joe Torre Manager and coaches for three-peat World Series -winning New York Yankees (1998 –2000 ). [ 5] Don Zimmer Mel Stottlemyre 2003 Bucky Dent The tie-breaking home run in the 1978 American League East tie-breaker game . [ 5] Mike Torrez 2004 Keith Hernandez Star first basemen of the 1980s New York City baseball teams. [ 5] Don Mattingly 2005 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 50th anniversary of the Dodgers' only title won in Brooklyn . [ 5] 2006 Bill Buckner Buckner's error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series . [ 5] Mookie Wilson 2007 Reggie Jackson Jackson's three-homer game in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series . [ 5] Charlie Hough 2008 Bob Gibson Top performers in the 1968 "year of the pitcher" season. [ 5] Denny McLain Luis Tiant 2009 Ed Kranepool Career-long players for their respective New York teams. [ 5] Bernie Williams 2010 Derek Jeter The "Core Four " teammates of the World Series-winning New York Yankees teams of the 1990s and 2000s. [ 5] Andy Pettitte Mariano Rivera Jorge Posada 2011 Joe Torre Retiring long-time baseball managers. [ 7] Bobby Cox Lou Piniella 2012 1962 New York Mets 50th anniversary of the inaugural season of the "Amazin' Mets". [ 8] 2013 1973 New York Mets 40th anniversary of the unlikely pennant-winning run of the 1973 Mets, defined by pitcher Tug McGraw 's catchphrase "Ya Gotta Believe!". [ 9] 2014 Henry Aaron Aaron's 715th home run , breaking Babe Ruth 's career home run record. [ 10] Al Downing 2015 Sandy Koufax Koufax's perfect game against the Chicago Cubs . [ 11] Bob Hendley Vin Scully 2016 Tim Hudson Trio of ace pitchers for the Oakland Athletics , known collectively as the "Big Three ". [ 12] Mark Mulder Barry Zito 2017 Dellin Betances Trio of formidable relief pitchers for the 2016 New York Yankees , combining for 41 saves and a 2.35 earned run average over 148 appearances. [ 13] Aroldis Chapman Andrew Miller 2018 1998 New York Yankees 20th anniversary of the 1998 World Series -winning Yankees, the first of three consecutive titles. [ 5] 2019 1969 New York Mets 50th anniversary of the World Series -winning run by the "Miracle Mets". [ 14] 2020 Al Leiter Go-ahead run in the top of the 9th-inning of Game 5 of the 2000 World Series , clinching a third consecutive title for the New York Yankees . [ 5] Luis Sojo 2021 Mike Piazza Iconic home run at Shea Stadium after the 9/11 attacks . [ 5] Steve Karsay 2022 Cast and crew of A League of Their Own 30th anniversary of the release of the film on the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League . [ 15] 2023 Gary Cohen Longest serving broadcasting team for the New York Mets . [ 16] Ron Darling Keith Hernandez 2024 John Olerud Infield for the 1999 New York Mets , dubbed the "Best Infield Ever" by Sports Illustrated . [ 17] Edgardo Alfonzo Rey Ordóñez Robin Ventura 2025 Dave Winfield Teammates on the 1980s New York Yankees teams. [ 18] Don Mattingly 
