This Year in Baseball Awards

This Year in Baseball Awards — now called the "Esurance MLB Awards" — were initiated by Major League Baseball in 2002 They are honors given annually to the most extraordinary baseball performances, players, managers, and executives, as voted on by fans, media, team front-office personnel, former players, and the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR).

In 2010, MLB began referring to the awards as the "GIBBY Awards" (Greatness in Baseball Yearly).

In 2015, the awards were renamed by MLB as the "Esurance MLB Awards". The winners continue to receive a GIBBY trophy. Several new awards were added, including some that are based on social media.

Each winner is selected by a vote of fans, MLB alumni, each team's front-office personnel, and members of the media. Fans cast their votes via the online-voting system on MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball. Over thirteen million fans voted in 2010.

In the first year, there were six categories of awards: Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year (including starters and closers, but not setup men), Setup Man of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Play of the Year, and Blooper of the Year.

In 2003, three new awards were added (for a total of 9): Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, and Individual Performance of the Year. The Blooper of the Year was renamed Bizarre Play of the Year.

In 2004, one category was divided into two (for a total of 10): Starting Pitcher of the Year and Closer of the Year (from Pitcher of the Year). Two categories were renamed: Hitter of the Year (formerly Player of the Year) and Blooper of the Year (its original name, instead of Bizarre Play of the Year).

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