Question 1

What year was the MVP first awarded?

Accepted Answer

1931

Question 2

What player was named as the first AL MVP in league history?

Accepted Answer

Lefty Grove

Question 3

What player has won the most MVPs in MLB history?

Accepted Answer

Barry Bonds

Question 4

Who won the first official NL MVP in 1931?

Accepted Answer

Frankie Frisch

Question 5

Who was the first player to win MVP in both leagues?

Accepted Answer

Frank Robinson

Question 6

Which MLB team has produced the most MVP award winners?

Accepted Answer

New York Yankees

Question 7

Who was the first African-American player to win an MVP award?

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

Question 8

Which Cubs slugger won back-to-back NL MVP awards in 1958 and 1959?

Accepted Answer

Ernie Banks

Question 9

What NL catcher won three MVPs?

Accepted Answer

Roy Campanella, Campanella

Question 10

Who was named as the NL MVP in 2019?

Accepted Answer

Cody Bellinger

Question 11

Who won the AL MVP during the COVID-shortened 2020 season?

Accepted Answer

Jose Abreu

Question 12

Who won the 2017 NL MVP after hitting 59 home runs?

Accepted Answer

Giancarlo Stanton

Question 13

Who won the AL MVP in 2012 after winning the league's Triple Crown?

Accepted Answer

Miguel Cabrera, Miggy

Question 14

Who was snubbed of AL MVP in 1941 despite hitting .406?

Accepted Answer

Ted Williams

Question 15

Who won the MVP Award in both leagues in consecutive years?

Accepted Answer

Shohei Ohtani, Ohtani

Question 16

Who was the only relief pitcher to win the MVP Award, doing so in 1950?

Accepted Answer

Jim Konstanty

Question 17

What infielder won three MVPs in the American League during the 2000s?

Accepted Answer

Alex Rodriguez, A-Rod

Question 18

Which player won the 2014 and 2016 AL MVP awards?

Accepted Answer

Mike Trout

Question 19

Who won the 2015 NL MVP after hitting 42 home runs for the Nationals?

Accepted Answer

Bryce Harper

Question 20

Derek Jeter never won an MVP Award.

Accepted Answer

true

MLB MVP History Trivia Quiz

2) What player was named as the first AL MVP in league history?

3) What player has won the most MVPs in MLB history?

4) Who won the first official NL MVP in 1931?

5) Who was the first player to win MVP in both leagues?

6) Which MLB team has produced the most MVP award winners?

7) Who was the first African-American player to win an MVP award?

8) Which Cubs slugger won back-to-back NL MVP awards in 1958 and 1959?

9) What NL catcher won three MVPs?

10) Who was named as the NL MVP in 2019?

11) Who won the AL MVP during the COVID-shortened 2020 season?

12) Who won the 2017 NL MVP after hitting 59 home runs?

13) Who won the AL MVP in 2012 after winning the league's Triple Crown?

14) Who was snubbed of AL MVP in 1941 despite hitting .406?

15) Who won the MVP Award in both leagues in consecutive years?

16) Who was the only relief pitcher to win the MVP Award, doing so in 1950?

17) What infielder won three MVPs in the American League during the 2000s?

18) Which player won the 2014 and 2016 AL MVP awards?

19) Who won the 2015 NL MVP after hitting 42 home runs for the Nationals?

20) Derek Jeter never won an MVP Award.