MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award

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The MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award is an annual Major League Baseball honor given to a player in each league who has re-emerged as a top performer after a period of poor performance, injury, or absence.

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instanceOf Major League Baseball award
sports award
appliesToCompetitionLevel Major League level
awardedFor re-emergence as a top performer after poor performance, injury, or absence
awardingOrganization Major League Baseball Properties
category Major League Baseball trophies and awards
country United States
firstSeasonAwarded 2005 MLB season
formerName Pfizer Presents Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award
frequency annual
governingBody Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
hasAwardType individual performance award
hasCriteria player may have rebounded from prior poor performance
player must have overcome injury, illness, or extended absence
player must have returned to previous high level of performance
hasGenderEligibility male players
hasMediaCoverageBy ESPN
MLB.com
The Sporting News
linked to: Sporting News
hasNotableAspect recognizes resilience and recovery in professional baseball
separate from media-voted comeback awards
hasNumberOfWinnersPerYear 2
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.mlb.com
hasRecipientType player
hasSelectionBody MLB-affiliated media panel
hasSeparateAwardFor American League
National League
hasWinnerPerLeague 1
inception 2005
isDistinctFrom Players Choice Awards Comeback Player
The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award
isRelatedTo Major League Baseball Cy Young Award
linked to: Cy Young Award

Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award
Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award
languageOfName English
leagueScope Major League Baseball
partOf Major League Baseball regular-season awards
presentedBy Major League Baseball
selectionProcess voted on by MLB beat reporters
sponsor Pfizer
sport baseball
usedInContext Major League Baseball season-end honors

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Comeback Player of the Year Award alsoKnownAs MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award
MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award formerName Pfizer Presents Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award
linked to: MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award
Willie McCovey awardReceived Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award
subject linked to: Mac
linked to: MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award
Al Downing awardReceived 1971 National League Comeback Player of the Year
linked to: MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award