(of) David Ortiz (dh) Executive of the Decade: Theo Epstein (Red Sox GM) Sports Illustrated MLB All-Decade Team See List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors#MLB All-Decade Team David Ortiz, designated hitter (2009) (Twins–Red Sox) Best MLB Player ESPY Award The Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award has been awarded annually since 1993. 2000: Pedro Martínez 2001: Pedro Martínez Topps All-Star Rookie teams Awarded by Topps since 1959; awards appear on the following year's baseball card release. 1959: Pumpsie Green (2b) 1961: Don Schwall (p) 1964: Tony Conigliaro (of) 1965: Rico Petrocelli (ss) 1966: George Scott (1b) 1967: Reggie Smith (of) 1969: Mike Nagy (p) 1970: Billy Conigliaro (of) 1971: Doug Griffin (2b) 1972: Carlton Fisk (c) 1975: Fred Lynn (of) and Jim Rice (of) 1980: Glenn Hoffman (3b) 1984: Jackie Gutiérrez (ss) 1987: Ellis Burks (of) and Mike Greenwell (of) 1997: Scott Hatteberg (c) and Nomar Garciaparra (ss) 1999: Brian Daubach (1b) 2007: Dustin Pedroia (2b) and Hideki Okajima (p) 2011: Josh Reddick (of) 2013: José Iglesias (ss) 2014: Xander Bogaerts (ss) 2017: Rafael Devers (3b) and Andrew Benintendi (of) Fielding Bible Award Awarded since 2006 2011: Dustin Pedroia (2b) 2013: Dustin Pedroia (2b) 2014: Dustin Pedroia (2b) 2016: Dustin Pedroia (2b), Mookie Betts (of) 2017: Mookie Betts (of) 2018: Mookie Betts (of) Babe Ruth Award The Babe Ruth Award is given annually to the MLB player with the best performance in the postseason, awarded since 1949 by the New York City chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). 2004: Keith Foulke 2007: Jonathan Papelbon 2013: David Ortiz 2018: David Price Baseball America Manager of the Year See: Baseball America#Major League Baseball awards Awarded since 1998 1999: Jimy Williams 2007: Terry Francona Sporting News Manager of the Year Award The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award was established in 1936 by The Sporting News and was given annually to one manager in MLB. In 1986, it was expanded to honor one manager from each league. 1967: Dick Williams 1975: Darrell Johnson 1986: John McNamara 1999: Jimy Williams 2013: John Farrell Associated Press Manager of the Year Award Awarded by the Associated Press to a manager in each league from 1959 through 1983; awarded to one manager in MLB from 1984 through 2000; discontinued in 2001. 1967: Dick Williams 1975: Darrell Johnson Sporting News Executive of the Decade (2009) See Sporting News#Major-league baseball awards