Luis Aparicio Award

The Luis Aparicio Award is given annually to honor the Venezuelan player who recorded the best individual performance in Major League Baseball, as voted on by sports journalists in Venezuela.

It was introduced on October 18, 2004, marking 51 years since Luis Aparicio started playing as a professional. As of 2009, Aparicio has the distinction of being the only Venezuelan ballplayer to have been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

The award ceremony is held in Maracaibo, Zulia on November 18, before a baseball game hosted by the local team, Águilas del Zulia, to coincide with the annual celebration around the Virgin of Chiquinquirá, one of the many popular representations of the Virgin Mary in Venezuela.

Only two players has won the Luis Aparicio Award multiple times – Johan Santana, who did it in the 2004 and 2006 seasons, and Miguel Cabrera, who did it in 2005 and 2011.

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Award winners

Key
Year The MLB season the award was given
Player (X) Denotes winning player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
Winners
Year Player Position Team Highlights Ref
2004 Santana, JohanJohan Santana (1) Starting pitcher Minnesota Twins Unanimous choice for American League Cy Young Award
2005 Cabrera, MiguelMiguel Cabrera (1) Outfielder Florida Marlins Ranked in the top 10 in fourteen National League offensive categories [1]
2006 Santana, JohanJohan Santana (2) Starting pitcher Minnesota Twins American League Cy Young Award winner
2007 Ordóñez, MagglioMagglio Ordóñez Outfielder Detroit Tigers American League batting champion [2]
2008 Rodríguez, FranciscoFrancisco Rodríguez Relief pitcher Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Set record for most saves in a single season
2009 Hernández, FélixFélix Hernández Starting pitcher Seattle Mariners Led American League in winning percentage [3]
2010 González, CarlosCarlos González Outfielder Colorado Rockies National League batting champion, first in hits, second in RBI, third in runs, fourth in home runs [4]
2011 Cabrera, MiguelMiguel Cabrera (2) First baseman Detroit Tigers American League batting champion, first in doubles and OBP, tied for the most games played [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cabrera wins Luis Aparicio awards ... Sunday's baseball results
  2. ^ "Newspaper Archive". Nl.newsbank.com. 2007-10-28. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DTNB&s_site=detnews&f_site=detnews&f_sitename=Detroit+News%2C+The+%28MI%29&p_multi=DTNB&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11C9713B90D4C6E0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2010-10-29. 
  3. ^ "Mariners Blog | Felix Hernandez finally gets some hardware to take home | Seattle Times Newspaper". Seattletimes.nwsource.com. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/marinersblog/2010302995_felix_hernandez_finally_gets_s.html. Retrieved 2010-10-29. 
  4. ^ "CarGo takes home Aparicio Award | ColoradoRockies.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. 2010-10-28. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101028&content_id=15889466&vkey=news_col&c_id=col&partnerId=rss_col. Retrieved 2010-10-29. 
  5. ^ "Cabrera unanimous winner of Aparicio Award |". MLB.com. 2011-10-20. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111020&content_id=25725666&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb. Retrieved 2011-10-21. 

External links

Luis Aparicio Award