All-Star Game MVPs

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2010 - Brian McCann, Atlanta, NL

2009 - Carl Crawford, Tampa Bay, AL

2008 - J.D. Drew, Boston, AL

2007 - Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle, AL

2006 - Michael Young, Texas, AL

2005 - Miguel Tejada, Baltimore, AL

2004 - Alfonso Soriano, Texas, AL

2003 - Garret Anderson, Anaheim, AL

2002 - None

2001 - Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore, AL

2000 - Derek Jeter, New York, AL

1999 - Pedro Martinez, Boston, AL

1998 - Roberto Alomar, Baltimore, AL

1997 - Sandy Alomar Jr., Cleveland, AL

1996 - Mike Piazza, Los Angeles, NL

1995 - Jeff Conine, Florida, NL

1994 - Fred McGriff, Atlanta, NL

1993 - Kirby Puckett, Minnesota, AL

1992 - Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle, AL

1991 - Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore, AL

1990 - Julio Franco, Texas, AL

1989 - Bo Jackson, Kansas City, AL

1988 - Terry Steinbach, Oakland, AL

1987 - Tim Raines, Montreal, NL

1986 - Roger Clemens, Boston, AL

1985 - LaMarr Hoyt, San Diego, NL

1984 - Gary Carter, Montreal, NL

1983 - Fred Lynn, California, AL

1982 - Dave Concepcion, Cincinnati, NL

1981 - Gary Carter, Montreal, NL

1980 - Ken Griffey Sr., Cincinnati, NL

1979 - Dave Parker, Pittsburgh, NL

1978 - Steve Garvey, Los Angeles, NL

1977 - Don Sutton, Los Angeles, NL

1976 - George Foster, Cincinnati, NL

1975 - Bill Madlock, Chicago, NL, and Jon Matlack, New York, NL

1974 - Steve Garvey, Los Angeles, NL

1973 - Bobby Bonds, San Francisco, NL

1972 - Joe Morgan, Cincinnati, NL

1971 - Frank Robinson, Baltimore, AL

1970 - Carl Yastrzemski, Boston, AL

1969 - Willie McCovey, San Francisco, NL

1968 - Willie Mays, San Francisco, NL

1967 - Tony Perez, Cincinnati, NL

1966 - Brooks Robinson, Baltimore, AL

1965 - Juan Marichal, San Francisco, NL

1964 - John Callison, Philadelphia, NL

1963 - Willie Mays, San Francisco, NL

1962 - x-Maury Wills, Los Angeles, NL

1962 - x-Leon Wagner, Los Angeles, AL

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