The Comeback Player of the Year Awards are presented annually to one player in each league who has re-emerged on the field during the season. The 30 club beat reporters from MLB.com selected the winners from an original list of 30 candidates (one per MLB club). The award debuted in 2005.

American League

Year	Player	Team	Position
2025	Jacob deGrom	Texas	P
2024	Garrett Crochet	Chi White Sox	P
2023	Liam Hendriks	Chi White Sox	P
2022	Justin Verlander	Houston	P
2021	Trey Mancini	Baltimore	1B/OF
2020	Salvador Perez	Kansas City	C
2019	Carlos Carrasco	Cleveland	P
2018	David Price	Boston	SP
2017	Mike Moustakas	Kansas City	3B
2016	Rick Porcello	Boston	SP
2015	Prince Fielder	Texas	1B
2014	Chris Young	Seattle	P
2013	Mariano Rivera	NY Yankees	P
2012	Fernando Rodney	Tampa Bay	P
2011	Jacoby Ellsbury	Boston	OF
2010	Francisco Liriano	Minnesota	P
2009	Aaron Hill	Toronto	2B
2008	Cliff Lee	Cleveland	P
2007	Carlos Pena	Tampa Bay	1B
2006	Jim Thome	Chi White Sox	DH
2005	Jason Giambi	NY Yankees	1B

National League

Year	Player	Team	Position
2025	Ronald Acuña Jr.	Atlanta	OF
2024	Chris Sale	Atlanta	P
2023	Cody Bellinger	Chi Cubs	OF/1B
2022	Albert Pujols	St. Louis	DH
2021	Buster Posey	San Francisco	C
2020	Daniel Bard	Colorado	P
2019	Josh Donaldson	Atlanta	3B
2018	Jonny Venters	Atlanta	RP
2017	Greg Holland	Colorado	P
2016	Anthony Rendon	Washington	3B
2015	Matt Harvey	NY Mets	P
2014	Casey McGehee	Miami	3B
2013	Francisco Liriano	Pittsburgh	P
2012	Buster Posey	San Francisco	C
2011	Lance Berkman	St. Louis	OF
2010	Tim Hudson	Atlanta	P
2009	Chris Carpenter	St. Louis	P
2008	Brad Lidge	Philadelphia	P
2007	Dmitri Young	Washington	1B
2006	Nomar Garciaparra	LA Dodgers	1B
2005	Ken Griffey Jr.	Cincinnati	OF