Awards Voting
The BBWAA's most public function is to vote annually for new inductees to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
In addition, the BBWAA is responsible for voting on several annual awards in each major league, including:
- Kenesaw Mountain Landis Most Valuable Player Award
- Cy Young Award
- Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award
- Manager of the Year Award
In or about 2000, the BBWAA took over the voting responsibility for the Edgar MartÃnez Award, given each year to the outstanding designated hitter in the American League.
From 1953 to 1962, the BBWAA presented a "Sophomore of the Year Award" in each league.
In 1997, a 36-member BBWAA panel selected the Major League Baseball All-Time Team.
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Famous quotes containing the word voting:
“All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it, a playing with right and wrong, with moral questions; and betting naturally accompanies it. The character of the voters is not staked. I cast my vote, perchance, as I think right; but I am not vitally concerned that right should prevail. I am willing to leave it to the majority.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)