Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions World Series Champion – Anaheim Angels Postseason – October 1 to October 27 Click on any series score to link to that series' page. Higher seed has home field advantage during Division Series and League Championship Series. The American League Champion has home field advantage during World Series as a result of the pre-2003 "alternating years" rule. Postseason MVPs World Series MVP – Troy Glaus ALCS MVP – Adam Kennedy NLCS MVP – Benito Santiago All-Star Game, July 9 at Miller Park – Tie game, 7–7 (11 inn.); no MVP selected Home Run Derby, July 8 – Jason Giambi, New York Yankees Other champions Caribbean World Series: Tomateros de Culiacán (Mexico) College World Series: Texas Cuban National Series: Holguín over Sancti Spíritus (4–3) European Cup (baseball): Neptunus (Netherlands) over HCAW Bussum (Netherlands) Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Seibu Lions (4–0) Korean Series: Samsung Lions over LG Twins (4–2) Big League World Series: San Juan, Puerto Rico Junior League World Series: Cartersville, Georgia Little League World Series: Valley Sports American, Louisville, Kentucky Senior League World Series: Willemstad, Curaçao Taiwan Series: Brother Elephants over Chinatrust Whales Intercontinental Cup: Cuba Awards and honors Baseball Hall of Fame Ozzie Smith Most Valuable Player Miguel Tejada, Oakland Athletics, SS (AL) Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, OF (NL) Cy Young Award Barry Zito, Oakland Athletics (AL) Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks (NL) Rookie of the Year Eric Hinske, Toronto Blue Jays, 3B (AL) Jason Jennings, Colorado Rockies, P (NL) Manager of the Year Award Mike Scioscia, Anaheim Angels (AL) Tony La Russa, St. Louis Cardinals (NL) Woman Executive of the Year (major or minor league): Brenda Yoder, Greenville Braves, Southern League MLB statistical leaders Major league baseball final standings The asterisk denotes the club that won the wild card for its respective league. Events January January 8 – Ozzie Smith is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Smith, named on 91.7 percent of the ballots, became the 37th player in baseball history in being elected to be elected to the hall in his first year on the ballot. February February 11 – Major League Baseball owners approve the sales of the Florida Marlins and Montreal Expos clubs. Marlins owner, John Henry, is selling the team to Jeffrey Loria for $158.5 million, while Loria is selling the Expos to Baseball Expos LP, a limited