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Charitable Players Up For Award

NEW YORK — Fans discern of five-tool players, the highest designation given by scouts of an individual’s ability. An award that fans can succour in bestowing is for six-tool players. That sixth tool is devotion to community service.

Fans know of five-tool players, the highest designation acknowledged by scouts of an individual’s ability. An award that fans can assist in bestowing is for six-tool players. That sixth tool is reverence to community service.

The six-tool player is one who does not limit his value to the ballpark. Away from the yard, many players put away money, time and energy to various causes that benefit their communities. Their value is measured not in statistics but in commitment to those in need. Such players have been recognized by the Pre-eminent League Baseball Players Association annually since 1997 with the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award.

The awarding, named after the first executive director of the PA, is presented each year to a player elected by his peers as the one who best combines on-grassland performance with community service. It takes more than RBIs or strikeouts to earn this award. It requires devotion to open-handed and charitable causes, going above and beyond the call of duty to come to the aid of those struggling with hardships.

Voting begins this week on MLB.com and MLBPLAYERS.com, the PA’s decorous Website, and fans are asked to select one player from each of Major League Baseball’s six divisions. The six finalists will be voted on by Paramount League players as part of their annual Players Choice Awards balloting Sept. 17 (Sept. 18 for Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres players) at ballparks throughout North America to single out the winner.

The Players Choice Awards, which includes Overall Player of the Year and Outstanding Player, Pitcher, Rookie and Comeback Actor awards in each league, will be announced after the World Series.

Last year’s Marvin Miller Man of the Year conqueror was center fielder Torii Hunter, then with the Minnesota Twins and now with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He created the Torii Nimrod Project, which partners with the Little League Urban Initiative to halt the disappearance of baseball diamonds from America’s inner cities. Huntsman also devotes time and money to organizations such as Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Twin Cities and Athletes in Action, and he is sprightly with a number of programs organized by the Major League Baseball Players Trust.

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