Thirteen of the Midsummer Classic’s MVPs played high school ball in the Golden State, just two shy of the 15 international players that have been selected for the award.
Florida ranks second among states, producing six former MVPs, including Prince Fielder, Steve Garvey, Eric Hosmer, Fred McGriff, Tim Raines and Don Sutton.
Alabama, Ohio and Pennsylvania are the only other states to boast at least three All-Star MVPs. On Tuesday in Philadelphia, Cody Bellinger of the New York Yankees roped a two-run single in the first inning to spark a 4-0 American League victory and became the first player from Arizona to win the game’s award.
Although there have been five multi-time All-Star MVPs (Gary Carter, Garvey, Willie Mays, Cal Ripken and Mike Trout), no high school in the country has produced multiple winners.
Read on for a full breakdown by year of every MLB All-Star Game MVP.
1962 – Maury Wills, Cardozo (Washington, D.C.)
1962 – Leon Wagner, Inkster (Detroit, Mich.)
1963 – Willie Mays, Fairfield (Ala.)
1964 – Johnny Callison, Bakersfield (Calif.)
1965 – Juan Marichal, International
1966 – Brooks Robinson, Central (Little Rock, Ark.)
1967 – Tony Perez, International
1968 – Willie Mays
1969 – Willie McCovey, Central, (Mobile, Ala.)
1970 – Carl Yastrzemski, Bridgehampton (N.Y.)
1971 – Frank Robinson, McClymonds (Oakland, Calif.)
1972 – Joe Morgan, Castlemont (Oakland, Calif.)
1973 – Bobby Bonds, Poly (Riverside, Calif.)
1974 – Steve Garvey, Chamberlain (Tampa, Fla.)
1975 – Bill Madlock, Decatur Eisenhower (Decatur, Ill.); John Matlack, Henderson (West Chester, Pa.)
1976 – George Foster, Leuzinger (Lawndale, Calif.)
1977 – Don Sutton, Tate (Cantonment, Fla.)
1978 – Steve Garvey
1979 – Dave Parker, Courter Tech (Cincinnati, Ohio)
1980 – Ken Griffey, Donora (Pa.)
1981 – Gary Carter, Sunny Hills (Fullerton, Calif.)
1982 – Dave Concepcion, International
1983 – Fred Lynn, El Monte (Calif.)
1984 – Gary Carter
1985 – LaMarr Hoyt, Keenan (Columbia, S.C.)
1986 – Roger Clemens, Spring Woods (Houston, Texas)
1987 – Tim Raines, Seminole (Sanford, Fla.)
1988 – Terry Steinbach, New Ulm (Minn.)
1989 – Bo Jackson, McAdory (McCalla, Ala.)
1990 – Julio Franco, International
1991 – Cal Ripken, Aberdeen (Md.)
1992 – Ken Griffey Jr., Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio)
1993 – Kirby Puckett, Calumet (Chicago, Ill.)
1994 – Fred McGriff, Jefferson (Tampa, Fla.)
1995 – Jeff Conine, Eisenhower (Rialto, Calif.)
1996 – Mike Piazza, Phoenixville (Pa.)
1997 – Sandy Alomar, International
1998 – Roberto Alomar, International
1999 – Pedro Martinez, International
2000 – Derek Jeter, Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
2001 – Cal Ripken
2002 – No MVP (game ended in tie)
2003 – Garret Anderson, Kennedy (Granada Hills, Calif.)
2004 – Alfonso Soriano, International
2005 – Miguel Tejada, International
2006 – Michael Young, Bishop Amat (La Puente, Calif.)
2007 – Ichiro Suzuki, International
2008 – JD Drew, Lowndes (Valdosta, Ga.)
2009 – Carl Crawford, Northside (Houston, Texas)
2010 – Brian McCann, Duluth (Ga.)
2011 – Prince Fielder, Eau Gallie (Melbourne, Fla.)
2012 – Melky Cabrera, International
2013 – Mariano Rivera, International
2014 – Mike Trout, Millville (N.J.)
2015 – Mike Trout
2016 – Eric Hosmer, American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
2017 – Robinson Cano, International
2018 – Alex Bregman, Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque, N.M.)
2019 – Shane Bieber, Laguna Hills (Calif.)
2020 – No game
2021 – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., International
2022 – Giancarlo Stanton, Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.)
2023 – Elias Diaz, International
2024 – Jarren Duran, Cypress (Calif.)
2025 – Kyle Schwarber, Middletown (Ohio)
2026 – Cody Bellinger, Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
