Awards and Honors
- Baseball Hall of Fame inductions
- Wade Boggs and Ryne Sandberg are selected by the BBWAA.
- Jerry Coleman wins the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasters.
- Peter Gammons receives the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for sportswriters.
- Major League Baseball awards
- Note: The Comeback Player of the Year Award was voted on for the first time by fans.
| Award | National League | American League |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Albert Pujols, STL | Alex Rodriguez, NYY |
| Cy Young | Chris Carpenter, STL | Bartolo Colón, LAA |
| Manager of the Year | Bobby Cox, ATL | Ozzie Guillén, CWS |
| Relief Man of the Year | Chad Cordero, WAS | Mariano Rivera, NYY |
| Rookie of the Year | Ryan Howard, PHI | Huston Street, OAK |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Ken Griffey, Jr., CIN | Jason Giambi, NYY |
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- Gold Glove Awards:
- AL: Kenny Rogers (P), Jason Varitek (C), Mark Teixeira (1B), Orlando Hudson (2B), Eric Chavez (3B), Derek Jeter (SS), Ichiro Suzuki (OF), Torii Hunter (OF), Vernon Wells (OF)
- NL: Greg Maddux (P), Mike Matheny (C), Derrek Lee (1B), Luis Castillo (2B), Mike Lowell (3B), Omar Vizquel (SS), Jim Edmonds (OF), Andruw Jones (OF), Bobby Abreu (OF)
- Player of the Month – April: Brian Roberts (AL), Derrek Lee (NL); May: Alex Rodriguez (AL), Bobby Abreu (NL); June: Travis Hafner (AL), Andruw Jones (NL); July: Jason Giambi (AL), Adam Dunn (NL); August: Alex Rodriguez (AL), Andruw Jones (NL); September: David Ortiz (AL), Randy Winn (NL)
- Pitcher of the Month – April: Jon Garland (AL), Dontrelle Willis (NL); May: Kenny Rogers (AL), Trevor Hoffman (NL); June: Mark Buehrle (AL), Chad Cordero (NL); July: Barry Zito (AL), Andy Pettitte (NL); August: Bartolo Colón (AL), Noah Lowry (NL); September: José Contreras (AL), Andy Pettitte (NL)
- Rookie of the Month – April: Gustavo Chacín (AL), Clint Barmes (NL); May: Damon Hollins (AL), Ryan Church (NL); June: Joe Blanton (AL), Garrett Atkins (NL); July: Gustavo Chacín (AL), Zach Duke (NL); August: Joe Blanton (AL), Zach Duke (NL); September: Robinson Canó (AL), Ryan Howard (NL)
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