most valuable player

noun

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

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Only an eight-week absence due to a knee injury is preventing him from being the Leafs’ most valuable player. Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani is a member of the latter club, the three-time most valuable player undergoing his first Tommy John surgery with the Angels in 2018 and his second — a revision procedure with an internal brace — in his final month with the team in September 2023. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025 The Dodgers roared to a 4-0 start for the season Friday night at Dodger Stadium after one of their four winners of a league most valuable player award became an instant and miracle hero against the Detroit Tigers. Terence Moore, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025 Originally from Hudson, Wis., the Michigan State junior was named the Big Ten’s most valuable player this season after helping the Spartans capture their second consecutive conference title. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 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 20 May. 2025.

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