More than 20 former Little Leaguers® received honors in November as the recipients of the 2021 MLB Awards.
Among the awards, former Little Leaguers took home 13 of the 31 All-MLB Team selections, as well as seven awards in each the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Awards. Little League® graduates also swept the Manager of the Year honors, with Kevin Cash earning his second-straight title while Gabe Kapler earned his first honor after leading the Giants to a franchise-record and 2021 MLB-best 107 wins. Jonathan India became the first National League Rookie of the Year from the Cincinnati Reds while Eddie Rosario was named the NLCS MVP after becoming one of only five players to record 14 hits in a postseason series.
On top of the traditional MLB awards he received, including earning both First and Second Team All-MLB honors at two separate positions, former Little Leaguer Shohei Ohtani was named the Players’ Choice Player of the Year as well as the recipient of the Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award after a historic season as a two-way player.
Ozzie Albies – Atlanta Braves – Pariba LL (Willemstad, Curacao)
- National League Silver Slugger Award (2B)
- MLBPAA Heart and Hustle Award
- Second Team All-MLB Team (2B)
Nolan Arenado – St. Louis Cardinals – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL
- National League Gold Glove Award (3B)
- National League Platinum Glove Award
Xander Bogaerts – Boston Red Sox – Aruba South LL – 2009 SLBWS
- American League Silver Slugger Award (SS)
Harrison Bader – St. Louis Cardinals – Eastchester (N.Y.) LL
- National League Gold Glove Award (CF)
Walker Buehler – Los Angeles Dodgers – Lexington (Ky.) Eastern LL
- First Team All-MLB Team (SP)
Kevin Cash – Tampa Bay Rays – Northside LL (Tampa, Fla.) – 1989 LLBWS
- American League Manager of the Year
Matt Chapman – Oakland Athletics – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL
- American League Gold Glove Award (3B)
Gerrit Cole – New York Yankees – Tustin (Calif.) Western LL
- First Team All-MLB Team (SP)
Carlos Correa – Houston Astros – Villa Blanca LL (Santa Isabel, P.R.)
- American League Gold Glove Award (SS)
- American League Platinum Glove Award
Brandon Crawford – San Francisco Giants – Pleasanton (Calif.) National LL
- National League Gold Glove Award (SS)
Tommy Edman – St. Louis Cardinals – Tierrasanta LL (San Diego, Calif.)
- National League Gold Glove Award (2B)
Freddie Freeman – Atlanta Braves – Long Beach (Calif.) LL
- National League Silver Slugger Award (1B)
- Second Team All-MLB Team (1B)
Max Fried – Atlanta Braves – Encino (Calif.) LL
- National League Gold Glove Award (P)
- National League Silver Slugger Award (P)
- Second Team All-MLB (SP)
Jonathan India – Cincinnati Reds – North Springs LL (Coral Springs, Fla.)
- National League Rookie of the Year
Kenley Jansen – Los Angeles Dodgers – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2003 SLBWS
- Second Team All-MLB (RP)
Aaron Judge – New York Yankees – Linden (Calif.) LL
- American League Silver Slugger Award (OF)
- First Team All-MLB Team (OF)
Gabe Kapler – San Francisco Giants – Encino (Calif.) LL
- National League Manager of the Year
Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Angels – Mizusawa (Japan) LL
- Players’ Choice Player of the Year
- Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award
- American League Silver Slugger Award (DH)
- American League MVP
- First Team All-MLB Team (DH)
- Second Team All-MLB Team (SP)
- Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award
Eddie Rosario – Atlanta Braves – Radames Lopez LL (Guayama, P.R.) – 2006 JLB LA Region Tournament
- National League Championship Series MVP
Juan Soto – Washington Nationals – Banco Central LL (Santo Domingo, D.R.) – 2010 LLB Car. Region Tournament
- National League Silver Slugger Award (OF)
- First Team All-MLB Team (OF)
Kyle Tucker – Houston Astros – Tampa Bay (Fla.) LL
- Second Team All-MLB Team (OF)
Trea Turner – Los Angeles Dodgers – West Boynton Beach (Fla.) LL
- Second Team All-MLB Team (SS)
Zack Wheeler – Philadelphia Phillies – Smyrna (Ga.) LL
- Second Team All-MLB Team (SP)
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