New York Mets award winners and league leaders

This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the New York Mets professional baseball team.

Team award

Team records (single-season and career)

Team captains

See: New York Mets#Team Captains

Current Captain: David Wright (Third Base)

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player Award

none

Cy Young Award

Rookie of the Year Award

Associated Press Manager of the Year Award (discontinued)

MLB Manager of the Year Award

none

Hank Aaron Award (top hitter in league)

none

Batting Title (NL)

Rawlings Gold Glove Award

Pitcher
Catcher

none

First base
Second base

Shortstop
Third base
Outfield

Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award

See explanatory note at Atlanta Braves award winners and league leaders
Team (all positions)
Pitcher (in MLB)

Silver Slugger Award

Pitcher
Catcher
First base
Second base

Shortstop
Third base
Outfield

Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award

See footnote[5]

Major League Triple Crown: Pitching

See: Major League Baseball Triple Crown

Triple Crown (NL): Pitching

See: Major League Baseball Triple Crown#Pitching

MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award

Roberto Clemente Award

World Series MVP Award

NLCS MVP Award

See: National League Championship Series#NLCS results (1969–present) (Series MVP column)

Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award

Note: This was re-named the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award in 2002.

DHL Hometown Heroes (2006)

Sports Illustrated MLB All-Decade Team

Players Choice Awards Outstanding Pitcher (NL)

Main article: Players Choice Awards

The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award

Reliever of the Year Award (starting in 2001)

Fireman of the Year Award (last awarded in 2000)

Players Choice Awards Outstanding Rookie (NL)

Main article: Players Choice Awards

Baseball America All-Rookie Team

See: Baseball America#Baseball America All-Rookie Team

Players Choice Awards Comeback Player

Main article: Players Choice Awards

The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award

Baseball America Major League Executive of the Year

Other achievements

Hall of Famers

See: New York Mets#Baseball Hall of Famers

New York Mets Hall of Fame

Retired numbers

See: New York Mets#Retired numbers

Ford C. Frick Award (broadcasters)

See: New York Mets#Ford C. Frick Award recipients

New York BBWAA chapter awards

See: New York BBWAA chapter awards

Joan Payson Award

Note: The award is for excellence in community service.

Casey Stengel "You Can Look It Up" Award

Note: The award is to honor career achievement for those who went home empty-handed at previous dinners.

Joe DiMaggio "Toast of the Town" Award

The awards is for a player who has become a New York favorite.

William J. Slocum–Jack Lang Award

Note: The award is for long and meritorious service.

Ben Epstein–Dan Castellano "Good Guy" Award

Note: The award is for candor and accessibility to writers.

Willie, Mickey and the Duke Award

Note: The awrd is given to a group of players forever linked in baseball history.

World Baseball Classic AllWBC Team

Associated Press Athlete of the Year

Sporting News Sportsman of the Year

See: Sporting News#Sportsman of the Year

Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Award

Main article: Sportsman of the Year

Hickok Belt

See footnote[9]

New Jersey Sports Writers Association

See: New Jersey Sports Writers Association

See also

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 The World Series Trophy was first awarded in 1967. In 1985, it was re-named the Commissioner's Trophy. From 1970 to 1984, the "Commissioner's Trophy" was the name of the award given to the All-Star Game MVP.
  2. The Mets were the first expansion team to win a pennant and also the first to win a World Series title. See List of World Series baseball champions#World Series (modern) appearances by franchise.
  3. The Mets have the most pennants won by an expansion team. See List of World Series baseball champions#World Series (modern) appearances by franchise.
  4. The Associated Press Manager of the Year Award was discontinued in 2001.
  5. MLB appears to have dropped the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award as an official MLB award, after the 2006 season. Relief Man Award winners (1976–2006). Awards (The Official Site of MLB's Honors and Accolades). MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (MLB.com). Retrieved 2010-06-09. Established in 1976, it does not appear on the MLB.com awards page for the most recent completed season. 2010 Awards. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2011-08-21. The MLB Delivery Man of the Year Award (initially sponsored by DHL) was first given in 2005 and does appear on the MLB.com awards page for the most recent completed season. Prior to both awards, in 1960, The Sporting News established its Fireman of the Year Award, to recognize the best closer from each league. In 2001, the award was broadened to include all relievers and was re-named The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award. In 2002, MLB began its This Year in Baseball Awards (TYIB Awards) (for all of MLB, not for each league), including Pitcher of the Year and Setup Man of the Year. In 2004, a Closer of the Year category was added and "Pitcher of the Year" was re-named "Starting Pitcher of the Year". In or about 2000, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum began its Hilton Smith Legacy Award for "Relievers of the Year".
  6. http://m.mlb.com/awards/
  7. Eddy, Matt (October 19, 2010). "Future Big League Stars Highlight All-Rookie Team". Baseball America. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
  8. Eddy, Matt (October 21, 2011). "Infield, Pitching Staff Highlight 2011 Rookie Team". Baseball America. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  9. The Hickok Belt trophy was awarded to the top professional athlete of the year in the U.S., from 1950 to 1976.
  10. Barmakian, Ed (January 25, 2009). "New York Mets' David Wright tells New Jersey Sports Writers Association he's excited about World Baseball Classic". NJ.com (New Jersey On-Line LLC). The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
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