Awards

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Harper, who batted .443 with 31 home runs and 98 RBIs this spring for the College of Southern Nevada in a wood-bat league, was selected as the recipient of the prestigious Golden Spikes Award for the nation's top amateur baseball player.

Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, Paul Goldschmidt and Josh Donaldson were among the 2015 Silver Slugger Awards announced on Thursday, honoring the top-hitting players at each position in each league in MLB.

To the surprise of no one, the Nationals selected 17-year-old power-hitting phenom Bryce Harper with the first pick in baseball's First-Year Player Draft.

Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper has won the 2012 National League Rookie of the Year Award, as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America. The results of the voting were revealed Monday night during a one-hour special on MLB Network. Harper beat out Diamondbacks pitcher Wade Miley and Reds infielder Todd Frazier.

The Nationals might have disappointed, but 2015 will be remembered as the year Bryce Harper exploded into one of the game's best players. For that, he's our ESPN.com MLB "Person of the Year."

Although Washington's season fell short of expectations, Bryce Harper did not, as he led the majors in on-base percentage, slugging and WAR en route to a unanimous selection as NL MVP.

Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson and Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper, the front-runners for the Most Valuable Player Awards in the American League and National League, respectively, have been named winners of the 2015 Hank Aaron Award. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement before Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday night at Citi Field. The award recognizes the most outstanding offensive performer in each league.

Bryce Aron Max Harper (born October 16, 1992) is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Harper was chosen by the Nationals with the first overall pick in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. He stands at 6 feet 3 inches and weighs 215 lbs.

Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper had a season for the ages in 2015, and he was rewarded for his hard work Thursday by becoming the third-youngest player to win the Baseball Writers' Association of America's National League Most Valuable Player Award. Harper won the award unanimously (the youngest to ever do so), receiving 30 first-place votes, while Arizona's Paul Goldschmidt and Cincinnati's Joey Votto finished second and third, respectively, in the voting.

The Kansas City Royals won the 2015 World Series in relentless and unforgettable fashion, capping off a year with a baseball coronation for the ages. And while Kansas City was well-represented in the Esurance MLB Awards, which were unveiled Friday, the individual player with the most impact was the young man who hits in the heart of the lineup in our nation's capital. Bryce Harper, the Nationals' talented and charismatic 23-year-old right fielder, won the two most significant honors of the 22 awards, which were revealed on MLB Network by hosts Brian Kenny and Dan Plesac and on MLB.com. Harper was named Best Major Leaguer and Best Everyday Player. These honors came a day after he locked down the National League Most Valuable Player award in a unanimous vote as a result of a remarkable, historic season for a player his age.