Matt Kemp To Win Baseball America Major League Player Of The Year Award

Matt Kemp will be named the Major League Player of the Year by Baseball America, making him the first Dodgers player to be so honored. The award hasn't yet been announced, but Kemp has won according to a tweet from Sports Management Partners, Kemp's agency headed by Dave Stewart.

Hopefully that won't be the only award Kemp wins this offseason. The National League MVP award won't be announced until November 22, so we have some time to prepare to be disappointed when Ryan Braun wins the award. Kemp is also a lock for one of the three National League outfielder Silver Slugger awards, which he also captured in 2009.

Baseball America has awarded a Major League Player of the Year award annually since 1998.