Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award is an annual Major League Baseball award which is presented to the most outstanding player in each year's MLB All-Star Game. Awarded each season since 1962, it was originally called the "Arch Ward Memorial Award" in honor of Arch Ward, the man who conceived of the All-Star Game in 1933. The award's name was changed to the "Commissioner's Trophy" in 1970, but this name change was reversed in 1985 when the World Series Trophy was renamed the Commissioner's Trophy. Finally, the trophy was renamed the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award in 2002, in honor of former Boston Red Sox player Ted Williams, who had died earlier that year. No award was presented for the 2002 All-Star Game, which ended in a tie. Thus, the Anaheim Angels' Garret Anderson was the first recipient of the newly named Ted Williams Award in 2003. The All-Star Game Most Valuable Player also receives a Chevrolet vehicle, choosing between two cars.
, NL players have won the award 27 times, and American League players have won 30 times. Baltimore Orioles players have won the most awards for a single franchise ; players from the Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants are tied for the most in the NL with five each. Five players have won the award twice: Willie Mays, Steve Garvey, Gary Carter, Cal Ripken, Jr., and Mike Trout. The award has been shared by multiple players once; Bill Madlock and Jon Matlack shared the award in 1975. Two players have won the award for a game in which their league lost: Brooks Robinson in 1966 and Carl Yastrzemski in 1970. One pair of awardees were father and son, and another were brothers. Three players have won the MVP award at a game played in their home ballpark.
Shane Bieber of the Cleveland Indians is the most recent MLB All-Star Game MVP, winning the award in 2019. Only six players have won the MVP award in their only All-Star Game appearance; LaMarr Hoyt, Bo Jackson, J. D. Drew, Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer, and Bieber.
List of winners
| Year | Player | Team | League | Position |
| 1962 | Los Angeles Dodgers | National | Shortstop | |
| 1962 | Los Angeles Angels | American | Left fielder | |
| 1963 | San Francisco Giants | National | Center fielder | |
| 1964 | Philadelphia Phillies | National | Right fielder | |
| 1965 | San Francisco Giants | National | Pitcher | |
| 1966 | Baltimore Orioles | American | Third baseman | |
| 1967 | Cincinnati Reds | National | Third baseman | |
| 1968 | San Francisco Giants | National | Center fielder | |
| 1969 | San Francisco Giants | National | First baseman | |
| 1970 | Boston Red Sox | American | Center fielder/First baseman | |
| 1971 | Baltimore Orioles | American | Right fielder | |
| 1972 | Cincinnati Reds | National | Second baseman | |
| 1973 | San Francisco Giants | National | Right fielder | |
| 1974 | Los Angeles Dodgers | National | First baseman | |
| 1975* | Chicago Cubs | National | Third baseman | |
| 1975* | New York Mets | National | Pitcher | |
| 1976 | Cincinnati Reds | National | Left fielder | |
| 1977 | Los Angeles Dodgers | National | Pitcher | |
| 1978 | Los Angeles Dodgers | National | First baseman | |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh Pirates | National | Right fielder | |
| 1980 | Cincinnati Reds | National | Right fielder | |
| 1981 | Montreal Expos | National | Catcher | |
| 1982 | Cincinnati Reds | National | Shortstop | |
| 1983 | California Angels | American | Center fielder | |
| 1984 | Montreal Expos | National | Catcher | |
| 1985 | San Diego Padres | National | Pitcher | |
| 1986 | Boston Red Sox | American | Pitcher | |
| 1987 | Montreal Expos | National | Left fielder | |
| 1988 | Oakland Athletics | American | Catcher | |
| 1989 | Kansas City Royals | American | Left fielder | |
| 1990 | Texas Rangers | American | Second baseman | |
| 1991 | Baltimore Orioles | American | Shortstop | |
| 1992 | Seattle Mariners | American | Center fielder | |
| 1993 | Minnesota Twins | American | Center fielder | |
| 1994 | Atlanta Braves | National | First baseman | |
| 1995 | Florida Marlins | National | Left fielder | |
| 1996 | Los Angeles Dodgers | National | Catcher | |
| 1997 | Cleveland Indians | American | Catcher | |
| 1998 | Baltimore Orioles | American | Second baseman | |
| 1999 | Boston Red Sox | American | Pitcher | |
| 2000 | New York Yankees | American | Shortstop | |
| 2001 | Baltimore Orioles | American | Shortstop/Third baseman | |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | Anaheim Angels | American | Left fielder | |
| 2004 | Texas Rangers | American | Left fielder | |
| 2005 | Baltimore Orioles | American | Shortstop | |
| 2006 | Texas Rangers | American | Shortstop | |
| 2007 | Seattle Mariners | American | Center fielder | |
| 2008 | Boston Red Sox | American | Right fielder | |
| 2009 | Tampa Bay Rays | American | Left fielder | |
| 2010 | Atlanta Braves | National | Catcher | |
| 2011 | Milwaukee Brewers | National | First baseman | |
| 2012 | ^ | San Francisco Giants | National | Center fielder |
| 2013 | New York Yankees | American | Pitcher | |
| 2014 | ^ | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | American | Outfielder |
| 2015 | ^ | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | American | Outfielder |
| 2016 | ^ | Kansas City Royals | American | First baseman |
| 2017 | ^ | Seattle Mariners | American | Second baseman |
| 2018 | ^ | Houston Astros | American | Third baseman |
| 2019 | ^ | Cleveland Indians | American | Pitcher |