This week Major League Baseball will announce which two players were the best of the best in their respective leagues as the American and National League Most Valuable Player Awards are set to be unveiled.

The last Yankee to win an MVP Award was Alex Rodriguez in 2007, marking the 22nd time a Bronx Bomber was named the league’s best player and the sixth multiple MVP winner in franchise history.

From A-Rod’s 2007 MVP back to the very first Yankee to bring one home in 1923, let’s take a look at all the New York Yankees MVP winners through the years.

(Bold = league leader)

Babe Ruth

1923 (152 G): 520 AB, 151 R, 205 H, 45 2B, 41 HR, 130 RBI, .394 BA

Lou Gehrig

1927 (155 G): 584 AB, 149 R, 218 H, 52 2B, 47 HR, 175 RBI, .373 BA

1936 (155 G): 579 AB, 167 R, 205 H, 37 2B, 49 HR, 152 RBI, .354 BA

Joe DiMaggio

1939 (120 G): 462 AB, 108 R, 176 H, 32 2B, 30 HR, 126 RBI, .381 BA

1941 (139 G): 541 AB, 122 R, 193 H, 43 2B, 30 HR, 125 RBI, .357 BA

1947 (141 G): 534 AB, 97 R, 168 H, 31 2B, 20 HR, 97 RBI, .315 BA

Joe Gordon

1942 (147 G): 538 AB, 88 R, 173 H, 29 2B, 18 HR, 103 RBI, .322 BA

Spud Chandler

1943 (30 GS): 253.0 IP, W-L: 20-4, 197 H, 46 ER, 1.64 ERA, 134 K, 54 BB

Phil Rizzuto

1950 (155 G): 617 AB, 125 R, 200 H, 36 2B, 7 HR, 66 RBI, .324 BA

Yogi Berra

1951 (141 G): 547 AB, 92 R, 161 H, 19 2B, 27 HR, 88 RBI, .294 BA

1954 (151 G): 584 AB, 88 R, 179 H, 28 2B, 22 HR, 125 RBI, .307 BA

1955 (147 G): 541 AB, 84 R, 147 H, 20 2B, 27 HR, 108 RBI, .272 BA

Mickey Mantle

1956 (150 G): 533 AB, 132 R, 188 H, 22 2B, 52 HR, 130 RBI, .353 BA

1957 (144 G): 474 AB, 121 R, 173 H, 28 2B, 34 HR, 94 RBI, .365 BA

1962 (123 G): 377 AB, 96 R, 121 H, 15 2B, 30 HR, 89 RBI, .321 BA

Roger Maris

1960 (136 G): 499 AB, 98 R, 141 H, 18 2B, 39 HR, 112 RBI, .283 BA

1961 (161 G): 590 AB, 132 R, 159 H, 16 2B, 61 HR, 141 RBI, .269 BA

Elston Howard

1963 (135 G): 487 AB, 75 R, 140 H, 21 2B, 28 HR, 85 RBI, .287 BA

Thurman Munson

1976 (152 G): 616 AB, 79 R, 186 H, 27 2B, 17 HR, 105 RBI, .302 BA

Don Mattingly

1985 (159 G): 652 AB, 107 R, 211 H, 48 2B, 35 HR, 145 RBI, .324 BA

Alex Rodriguez

2005 (162 G): 605 AB, 124 R, 194 H, 29 2B, 48 HR, 130 RBI, .321 BA

2007 (158 G): 583 AB, 143 R, 183 H, 31 2B, 54 HR, 156 RBI, .314 BA

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