Edgar Martinez Award

Edgar Martinez Award

The Edgar Martínez Award is presented annually to the most outstanding designated hitter in the American League. Originally known as the Outstanding Designated Hitter Award, it was later renamed for the Seattle Mariners' Edgar Martínez following his retirement in 2004. Edgar was a five-time winner of the award.

List of Edgar Martínez Award winners since 1973

*Note no award was given in 1994 due to a players strike.

Trivia

*David Ortiz is the only award winner (so far) to have won more than 2 consecutive awards (5 Consecutive, 2003-2007)
*Longest time between awards (individual)- 4 years (Hal McRae 1976-1980).
*Longest time between awards (team)- 16 (Seattle Mariners 1979-1995)
*Team with most individual award winners- 3 (Boston Red Sox): Jim Rice 1977; Don Baylor 1986, and David Ortiz (2003-2007).
*The Chicago White Sox are the only team to have had 2 multiple award winners win the award, while only winning the awards as members of the team.
*The Tampa Bay Rays and The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have not had an award winner in their franchise history.

External links

* [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20061205&content_id=1751109&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb mlb.com] – "Boston's Ortiz captures fourth straight outstanding DH award", 12/5/2006


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