Major League Baseball Player of the Month Award

In Major League Baseball, the Player of the Month Award is given monthly during the regular season to two outstanding players, one each in the National League and American League. The NL first awarded the honor during the season, when league president Warren Giles conducted a poll of media members covering the then-eight NL teams and awarded winners an engraved desk set. The AL did not issue its own award until. The NL created a Major League Baseball Pitcher of the [Month Award|Pitcher of the Month Award] in and the AL did likewise in. Pitchers have not been eligible for the Player of the Month Award since then.

Awards by month

Players listed with multiple occurrences are denoted in parentheses:
The most Player of the Month awards won by a single player have been 13 by Barry Bonds. He is followed by Aaron Judge, Alex Rodriguez, Frank Thomas, Albert Pujols, and Albert Belle.