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09/07/2005 11:34 AM ET
Fans to help select baseball's Man of the Year
MLB PLayers Association
NEW YORK -- Fans voting on-line this week
will help select the Major League Baseball player whose on-field
performance and contributions to his community inspire others to higher
levels of achievement. Fan-voting for the Marvin Miller Man of the Year
Award will be conducted on www.MLBPLAYERS.com, the official website of
Major League baseball players, through Sunday, September 11.
The Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award is bestowed annually by Major
League players, along with nine other PLAYERS CHOICE AWARDS, to honor the
players they believe are the best in the game. Players on each of the
thirty Major League teams have nominated one teammate as a candidate for
the 2005 Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award.
Fans now may visit MLBPLAYERS.com to select their favorite among the
nominees. Six finalists chosen by the fans will appear on the PLAYERS
CHOICE AWARDS ballot when all Major Leaguers vote (September 13-14) to
select the winner.
Jim Thome of the Philadelphia Phillies received the 2004 Man of the Year
Award for his on-field leadership and commitment to charitable causes,
including CapCure for Prostate Cancer Awareness, United Way, United
Cerebral Palsy and the National Conference for Community and Justice. Past
winners of the award named for the legendary baseball union leader have
included John Smoltz, Eric Davis, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Paul
Molitor.
The 2005 PLAYERS CHOICE AWARDS also honor the outstanding player, rookie,
pitcher, and comeback player in each league, as well as the overall
Outstanding Player of the Year. Each PLAYERS CHOICE AWARD winner will
designate the charity of his choice to receive a grant from the Major
League Baseball Players Trust.
The following players were nominated by their teammates for the 2005 Marvin
Miller Man of the Year Award: (Visit www.MLBPLAYERS.com to learn more about
their community involvement.)
Arizona: Tony Clark; Atlanta: Andruw Jones; Baltimore: Brian Roberts;
Boston: Tim Wakefield; Chicago Cubs: Kerry Wood; Chicago White Sox: Aaron
Rowland; Cincinnati: Sean Casey; Cleveland: C.C. Sabathia; Colorado: Todd
Helton; Detroit: Mike Maroth; Florida: Jeff Conine; Houston: Andy Pettitte;
Kansas City: Mike Sweeney; Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: Darin Erstad; Los
Angeles Dodgers: Milton Bradley; Milwaukee: Ben Sheets; Minnesota: Jacque
Jones; NY Mets: Tom Glavine; NY Yankees: Derek Jeter; Oakland: Barry Zito;
Philadelphia: Bobby Abreu; Pittsburgh: Jack Wilson; St. Louis: Albert
Pujols; San Diego: Dave Roberts; San Francisco: Mike Matheney; Seattle:
Jamie Moyer; Tampa Bay: Toby Hall; Texas: Michael Young; Toronto: Roy
Halladay; Washington Nationals: Brad Wilkerson.
The Major League Baseball Players Association (www.MLBPLAYERS.com) is the
collective bargaining representative for all professional baseball players
of the thirty Major League Baseball teams and serves as the exclusive group
licensing agent for commercial and licensing activities involving active
Major League baseball players. On behalf of its members, it operates the
Players Choice licensing program and Players Choice Awards, which benefit
the needy through the Major League Baseball Players Trust, a charitable
foundation established and run entirely by Major League baseball players.
MLBPlayers.com
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