most valuable player

noun

: the player who contributes the most to his or her team's success

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Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson won his second NFL most valuable player award in 2023, while Arsenal’s William Saliba, Gabriel, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard are consistently among the best players in the Premier League. Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025 And with so much returning, including Witt, the AL most valuable player runner-up, and two of the top four finishers in AL Cy Young Award voting (Seth Lugo and Cole Ragans), the trick now is to take it from 60 to 65. Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025 John Elway, in his last game, passed for 336 yards and ran for a touchdown to earn most valuable player honors as the Broncos became the first AFC team to win consecutive Super Bowls since the Steelers won XIII and XIV. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025 The following season, with Reid acting as quarterbacks coach, Packers quarterback Brett Favre was named the NFL’s most valuable player for a third consecutive season. Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for most valuable player 

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“Most valuable player.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/most%20valuable%20player. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.

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