The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association has announced the winners of the 2025 Heart and Hustle Award.
This will be the 20th year of the award, which is presented to the active players who “exemplify a true passion for the game and who best embody the values, spirit, and tradition of the game.” It’s also the only award voted on by former players, as each team’s winner is chosen by a committee of alumni. The overall winner will be chosen from the pool of team winners by a combination of alumni and fan votes.
Previous league-wide winners include David Eckstein (2005), Craig Biggio (2006, 2007), Grady Sizemore (2008), Albert Pujols (2009), Roy Halladay (2010), Torii Hunter (2011), Mike Trout (2012), Dustin Pedroia (2013), Josh Harrison (2014), Anthony Rizzo (2015), Todd Frazier (2016), Brett Gardner (2017), Mookie Betts (2018), Howie Kendrick (2019), Ozzie Albies (2021), Paul Goldschmidt (2022), Marcus Semien (2023) and Bobby Witt Jr. (2024). No award was presented in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This season’s overall winner will be announced in mid-November on MLB Network.
The 30 individual team winners are as follows:
Baltimore Orioles: Jackson Holliday
Boston Red Sox: Jarren Duran
Chicago White Sox: Michael A. Taylor
Cleveland Guardians: José Ramírez
Detroit Tigers: Zach McKinstry
Houston Astros: Jeremy Peña
Kansas City Royals: Bobby Witt Jr.
Los Angeles Angels: Zach Neto
Minnesota Twins: Byron Buxton
New York Yankees: Paul Goldschmidt
Seattle Mariners: Cal Raleigh
Tampa Bay Rays: Jake Mangum
Texas Rangers: Marcus Semien
Toronto Blue Jays: Ernie Clement
Arizona Diamondbacks: Geraldo Perdomo
Atlanta Braves: Matt Olson
Chicago Cubs: Nico Hoerner
Cincinnati Reds: TJ Friedl
Colorado Rockies: Hunter Goodman
Los Angeles Dodgers: Andy Pages
Miami Marlins: Kyle Stowers
Milwaukee Brewers: Sal Frelick
New York Mets: Pete Alonso
Philadelphia Phillies: Kyle Schwarber
Pittsburgh Pirates: Tommy Pham
San Diego Padres: Luis Arraez
San Francisco Giants: Matt Chapman
St. Louis Cardinals: Brendan Donovan
Washington Nationals: Jacob Young
