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It was established in <a href="/wiki/1965_in_baseball" title="1965 in baseball">1965</a>. The winner in each league is selected by the <i>TSN</i> editorial staff. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/2005_in_baseball" title="2005 in baseball">2005</a>, Major League Baseball officially sponsored its own <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award">Comeback Player of the Year Award</a> for the first time. TSN and MLB honored the same players in 2005—<a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Ken Griffey Jr.</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jason_Giambi" title="Jason Giambi">Jason Giambi</a> in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Players_Choice_Awards" title="Players Choice Awards">Players Choice Awards</a>, awarded by the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Players_Association" title="Major League Baseball Players Association">Major League Baseball Players Association</a>, also began a Comeback Player honor in 1992. </p><p>Listed below are the players honored with the <i>TSN</i> award by year, name, team and league. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1044870489">@media all and (max-width:720px){body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .tocright{display:none}.mw-parser-output .tocright{width:100%!important}}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tocright{float:right;clear:right;width:auto;margin:0 0 0.5em 1em}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-left{clear:left}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-both{clear:both}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-none{clear:none}}</style><div class="tocright"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honorees">Honorees</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sporting_News_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Honorees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year</th> <th colspan="2">American League</th> <th colspan="2">National League </th></tr> <tr> <th>Winner</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Winner</th> <th>Team </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1965_in_baseball" title="1965 in baseball">1965</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norm_Cash" title="Norm Cash">Norm Cash</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1)</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vern_Law" title="Vern Law">Vern Law</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_in_baseball" title="1966 in baseball">1966</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boog_Powell" title="Boog Powell">Boog Powell</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1)</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phil_Regan_(baseball)" title="Phil Regan (baseball)">Phil Regan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1967_in_baseball" title="1967 in baseball">1967</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dean_Chance" title="Dean Chance">Dean Chance</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_McCormick_(pitcher)" title="Mike McCormick (pitcher)">Mike McCormick</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1968_in_baseball" title="1968 in baseball">1968</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Harrelson" title="Ken Harrelson">Ken Harrelson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Johnson" title="Alex Johnson">Alex Johnson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1969_in_baseball" title="1969 in baseball">1969</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Conigliaro" title="Tony Conigliaro">Tony Conigliaro</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tommie_Agee" title="Tommie Agee">Tommie Agee</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_in_baseball" title="1970 in baseball">1970</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Wright" title="Clyde Wright">Clyde Wright</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/California_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="California Angels">California Angels</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Hickman_(1960s_outfielder)" title="Jim Hickman (1960s outfielder)">Jim Hickman</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1971_in_baseball" title="1971 in baseball">1971</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norm_Cash" title="Norm Cash">Norm Cash</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2)</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Downing_(baseball)" title="Al Downing (baseball)">Al Downing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_in_baseball" title="1972 in baseball">1972</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luis_Tiant" title="Luis Tiant">Luis Tiant</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Tolan" title="Bobby Tolan">Bobby Tolan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1973_in_baseball" title="1973 in baseball">1973</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Hiller" title="John Hiller">John Hiller</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Davey_Johnson" title="Davey Johnson">Davey Johnson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1974_in_baseball" title="1974 in baseball">1974</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ferguson_Jenkins" title="Ferguson Jenkins">Ferguson Jenkins</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Wynn" title="Jimmy Wynn">Jimmy Wynn</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1975_in_baseball" title="1975 in baseball">1975</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boog_Powell" title="Boog Powell">Boog Powell</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2)</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Randy_Jones_(baseball)" title="Randy Jones (baseball)">Randy Jones</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_in_baseball" title="1976 in baseball">1976</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dock_Ellis" title="Dock Ellis">Dock Ellis</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tommy_John" title="Tommy John">Tommy John</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1977_in_baseball" title="1977 in baseball">1977</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Soderholm" title="Eric Soderholm">Eric Soderholm</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">Willie McCovey</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_in_baseball" title="1978 in baseball">1978</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Caldwell_(baseball)" title="Mike Caldwell (baseball)">Mike Caldwell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Willie Stargell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_in_baseball" title="1979 in baseball">1979</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willie_Horton_(baseball)" title="Willie Horton (baseball)">Willie Horton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock" title="Lou Brock">Lou Brock</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1980_in_baseball" title="1980 in baseball">1980</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Keough" title="Matt Keough">Matt Keough</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reuss" title="Jerry Reuss">Jerry Reuss</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_in_baseball" title="1981 in baseball">1981</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richie_Zisk" title="Richie Zisk">Richie Zisk</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Knepper" title="Bob Knepper">Bob Knepper</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_in_baseball" title="1982 in baseball">1982</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andre_Thornton" title="Andre Thornton">Andre Thornton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Joe Morgan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_in_baseball" title="1983 in baseball">1983</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_Trammell" title="Alan Trammell">Alan Trammell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Denny" title="John Denny">John Denny</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1984_in_baseball" title="1984 in baseball">1984</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Kingman" title="Dave Kingman">Dave Kingman</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_And%C3%BAjar" title="Joaquín Andújar">Joaquín Andújar</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1985_in_baseball" title="1985 in baseball">1985</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gorman_Thomas" title="Gorman Thomas">Gorman Thomas</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rick_Reuschel" title="Rick Reuschel">Rick Reuschel</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_in_baseball" title="1986 in baseball">1986</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Candelaria" title="John Candelaria">John Candelaria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/California_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="California Angels">California Angels</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Knight" title="Ray Knight">Ray Knight</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1987_in_baseball" title="1987 in baseball">1987</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bret_Saberhagen" title="Bret Saberhagen">Bret Saberhagen</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1)</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rick_Sutcliffe" title="Rick Sutcliffe">Rick Sutcliffe</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1)</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1988_in_baseball" title="1988 in baseball">1988</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Storm_Davis" title="Storm Davis">Storm Davis</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Leary_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tim Leary (baseball)">Tim Leary</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1989_in_baseball" title="1989 in baseball">1989</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bert_Blyleven" title="Bert Blyleven">Bert Blyleven</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/California_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="California Angels">California Angels</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lonnie_Smith_(baseball)" title="Lonnie Smith (baseball)">Lonnie Smith</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1990_in_baseball" title="1990 in baseball">1990</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Dave Winfield</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/California_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="California Angels">California Angels</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Tudor_(baseball)" title="John Tudor (baseball)">John Tudor</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_in_baseball" title="1991 in baseball">1991</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Guzm%C3%A1n" title="José Guzmán">José Guzmán</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Pendleton" title="Terry Pendleton">Terry Pendleton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1992_in_baseball" title="1992 in baseball">1992</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rick_Sutcliffe" title="Rick Sutcliffe">Rick Sutcliffe</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2)</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Sheffield" title="Gary Sheffield">Gary Sheffield</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1993_in_baseball" title="1993 in baseball">1993</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bo_Jackson" title="Bo Jackson">Bo Jackson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Galarraga" title="Andrés Galarraga">Andrés Galarraga</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1)</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1994_in_baseball" title="1994 in baseball">1994</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Canseco" class="mw-redirect" title="José Canseco">José Canseco</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Wallach" title="Tim Wallach">Tim Wallach</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_in_baseball" title="1995 in baseball">1995</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Wakefield" title="Tim Wakefield">Tim Wakefield</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ron_Gant" title="Ron Gant">Ron Gant</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_in_baseball" title="1996 in baseball">1996</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Elster" title="Kevin Elster">Kevin Elster</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Davis_(baseball)" title="Eric Davis (baseball)">Eric Davis</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_in_baseball" title="1997 in baseball">1997</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Justice" title="David Justice">David Justice</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darren_Daulton" title="Darren Daulton">Darren Daulton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> / <a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">Florida Marlins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_in_baseball" title="1998 in baseball">1998</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bret_Saberhagen" title="Bret Saberhagen">Bret Saberhagen</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2)</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Vaughn" title="Greg Vaughn">Greg Vaughn</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_in_baseball" title="1999 in baseball">1999</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Jaha" title="John Jaha">John Jaha</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Rickey Henderson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_in_baseball" title="2000 in baseball">2000</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(AL_baseball_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank Thomas (AL baseball player)">Frank Thomas</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Galarraga" title="Andrés Galarraga">Andrés Galarraga</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2)</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_in_baseball" title="2001 in baseball">2001</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Sierra" title="Rubén Sierra">Rubén Sierra</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Morris_(baseball)" title="Matt Morris (baseball)">Matt Morris</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_in_baseball" title="2002 in baseball">2002</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Salmon" title="Tim Salmon">Tim Salmon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anaheim_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="Anaheim Angels">Anaheim Angels</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Lieberthal" title="Mike Lieberthal">Mike Lieberthal</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_in_baseball" title="2003 in baseball">2003</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gil_Meche" title="Gil Meche">Gil Meche</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Javy_L%C3%B3pez" title="Javy López">Javy López</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_in_baseball" title="2004 in baseball">2004</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Konerko" title="Paul Konerko">Paul Konerko</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Carpenter" title="Chris Carpenter">Chris Carpenter</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1)</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_in_baseball" title="2005 in baseball">2005</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Giambi" title="Jason Giambi">Jason Giambi</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> 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title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_in_baseball" title="2008 in baseball">2008</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Lee" title="Cliff Lee">Cliff Lee</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fernando_Tat%C3%ADs" title="Fernando Tatís">Fernando Tatís</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_in_baseball" title="2009 in baseball">2009</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Hill_(baseball)" title="Aaron Hill (baseball)">Aaron Hill</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Carpenter" title="Chris Carpenter">Chris Carpenter</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2)</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td></tr> <tr> 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<td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buster_Posey" title="Buster Posey">Buster Posey</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2)</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_in_baseball" title="2022 in baseball">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Justin Verlander</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Drury" title="Brandon Drury">Brandon Drury</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> / <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_in_baseball" title="2023 in baseball">2023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Glasnow" title="Tyler Glasnow">Tyler Glasnow</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cody_Bellinger" title="Cody Bellinger">Cody Bellinger</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_in_baseball" title="2024 in baseball">2024</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero_Jr." title="Vladimir Guerrero Jr.">Vladimir Guerrero Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Sale" title="Chris Sale">Chris Sale</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sporting_News_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The only players to be named twice in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> are <a href="/wiki/Norm_Cash" title="Norm Cash">Norm Cash</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boog_Powell" title="Boog Powell">Boog Powell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bret_Saberhagen" title="Bret Saberhagen">Bret Saberhagen</a>.</li> <li>The only players to be named twice in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> are <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Galarraga" title="Andrés Galarraga">Andrés Galarraga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Carpenter" title="Chris Carpenter">Chris Carpenter</a> and <a href="/wiki/Buster_Posey" title="Buster Posey">Buster Posey</a>.</li> <li>The only player to be named in both leagues is <a href="/wiki/Rick_Sutcliffe" title="Rick Sutcliffe">Rick Sutcliffe</a>.</li> <li>The only player to be named posthumously is <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Fern%C3%A1ndez_(pitcher)" title="José Fernández (pitcher)">José Fernández</a>; he died in a boating accident on September 25, 2016.</li> <li>Since the official <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award">MLB Comeback Player of the Year</a> award began in 2005, the recipients have been identical to the TSN award with the following exceptions: 2008 NL (TSN honored <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Tat%C3%ADs" title="Fernando Tatís">Fernando Tatís</a>, MLB honored <a href="/wiki/Brad_Lidge" title="Brad Lidge">Brad Lidge</a>), 2010 AL (TSN honored <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Vladimir Guerrero</a>, MLB honored <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Liriano" title="Francisco Liriano">Francisco Liriano</a>), 2012 AL (TSN honored <a href="/wiki/Adam_Dunn" title="Adam Dunn">Adam Dunn</a>, MLB honored <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Rodney" title="Fernando Rodney">Fernando Rodney</a>), 2016 AL (TSN honored <a href="/wiki/Mark_Trumbo" title="Mark Trumbo">Mark Trumbo</a>, MLB honored <a href="/wiki/Rick_Porcello" title="Rick Porcello">Rick Porcello</a>), 2016 NL (TSN honored <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Fern%C3%A1ndez_(pitcher)" title="José Fernández (pitcher)">José Fernández</a>, MLB honored <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Rendon" title="Anthony Rendon">Anthony Rendon</a>), 2018 NL (TSN honored <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kemp" title="Matt Kemp">Matt Kemp</a>, MLB honored <a href="/wiki/Jonny_Venters" title="Jonny Venters">Jonny Venters</a>), 2019 AL (TSN honored <a href="/wiki/Hunter_Pence" title="Hunter Pence">Hunter Pence</a>, MLB honored <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Carrasco_(baseball)" title="Carlos Carrasco (baseball)">Carlos Carrasco</a>), and 2020 AL (TSN honored Carlos Carrasco, MLB honored <a href="/wiki/Salvador_P%C3%A9rez" title="Salvador Pérez">Salvador Pérez</a>).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sporting_News_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baseball_awards" title="Baseball awards">Baseball awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_awards" title="List of Major League Baseball awards">List of MLB awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sporting News Player of the Year Award"><i>TSN</i> Player of the Year</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Pitcher_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award"><i>TSN</i> Pitcher of the Year</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award"><i>TSN</i> Rookie of 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title="Boog Powell">Powell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Dean_Chance" title="Dean Chance">Chance</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Harrelson" title="Ken Harrelson">Harrelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Conigliaro" title="Tony Conigliaro">Conigliaro</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Wright" title="Clyde Wright">Wright</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Norm_Cash" title="Norm Cash">Cash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Tiant" title="Luis Tiant">Tiant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/John_Hiller" title="John Hiller">Hiller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Ferguson_Jenkins" title="Ferguson Jenkins">Jenkins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Boog_Powell" title="Boog Powell">Powell</a></span></li> <li><span 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Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/John_Candelaria" title="John Candelaria">Candelaria</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Bret_Saberhagen" title="Bret Saberhagen">Saberhagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Storm_Davis" title="Storm Davis">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Blyleven" title="Bert Blyleven">Blyleven</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Winfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Guzm%C3%A1n" title="José Guzmán">Guzmán</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Sutcliffe" title="Rick Sutcliffe">Sutcliffe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Bo_Jackson" title="Bo Jackson">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Wakefield" title="Tim Wakefield">Wakefield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Elster" title="Kevin Elster">Elster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/David_Justice" title="David Justice">Justice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Bret_Saberhagen" title="Bret Saberhagen">Saberhagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/John_Jaha" title="John Jaha">Jaha</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">F. 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Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Tommie_Agee" title="Tommie Agee">Agee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Hickman_(1960s_outfielder)" title="Jim Hickman (1960s outfielder)">Hickman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Al_Downing_(baseball)" title="Al Downing (baseball)">Downing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Tolan" title="Bobby Tolan">Tolan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Davey_Johnson" title="Davey Johnson">D. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Wynn" title="Jimmy Wynn">Wynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Jones_(baseball)" title="Randy Jones (baseball)">Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_John" title="Tommy John">John</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">McCovey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Stargell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock" title="Lou Brock">Brock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reuss" title="Jerry Reuss">Reuss</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Knepper" title="Bob Knepper">Knepper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Morgan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/John_Denny" title="John Denny">Denny</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_And%C3%BAjar" title="Joaquín Andújar">Andújar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Reuschel" title="Rick Reuschel">Reuschel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Knight" title="Ray Knight">Knight</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Sutcliffe" title="Rick Sutcliffe">Sutcliffe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Leary" title="Tim Leary">Leary</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Lonnie_Smith_(baseball)" title="Lonnie Smith (baseball)">Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/John_Tudor_(baseball)" title="John Tudor (baseball)">Tudor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Pendleton" title="Terry Pendleton">Pendleton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Sheffield" title="Gary Sheffield">Sheffield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Galarraga" title="Andrés Galarraga">Galarraga</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Wallach" title="Tim Wallach">Wallach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Gant" title="Ron Gant">Gant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Davis_(baseball)" title="Eric Davis (baseball)">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Darren_Daulton" title="Darren Daulton">Daulton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Vaughn" title="Greg Vaughn">Vaughn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Galarraga" title="Andrés Galarraga">Galarraga</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Morris_(baseball)" title="Matt Morris (baseball)">Morris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Lieberthal" title="Mike Lieberthal">Lieberthal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Javy_L%C3%B3pez" title="Javy López">López</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Carpenter" title="Chris Carpenter">Carpenter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey, Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Nomar_Garciaparra" title="Nomar Garciaparra">Garciaparra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Dmitri_Young" title="Dmitri Young">Young</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Tat%C3%ADs" title="Fernando Tatís">Tatis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Carpenter" title="Chris Carpenter">Carpenter</a></span></li> <li><span 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