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The Sporting News
The ''Sporting News'' is a website and former magazine publication owned by Sporting News Holdings, which is a U.S.-based sports media company formed in December 2020 by a private investor consortium. It was originally established in 1886 as a pr ...
'' established ''The Sporting News'' Most Valuable Player Award in
1929
This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...
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The award was given annually to the player judged by ''TSN'' baseball experts as being the most valuable in each league. The awards were discontinued in 1946.
Key
Awardees
Multiple Wins
Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Fox have won the award three times. Every player that won the award more than once are members of the
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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See also
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''Sporting News'' Player of the Year Award
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''TSN'' Pitcher of the Year
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''TSN'' Rookie of the Year
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''TSN'' Reliever of the Year
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''TSN'' Comeback Player of the Year
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''TSN'' Manager of the Year
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''TSN'' Executive of the Year
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External links and references
Baseball-Almanac.com
References
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Major League Baseball trophies and awards
Baseball most valuable player awards
Most valuable player awards
Awards established in 1929
Awards disestablished in 1946
1929 establishments in Missouri