Major League Baseball gives the honor to one player each year for excellent play on the field and contributions to local communities off of it.

The former Red Sox player was given MLB's top honor for his extraordinary character, community involvement, and positive contributions on and off the field on Monday.

LOS ANGELES — Future Hall of Famer Mookie Betts’ transformation from baseball’s best right fielder to its best shortstop isn’t getting the attention it deserves. No one else has ever done it, and no one else will ever do it.

Mookie Betts always wanted to play shortstop. He wanted to even before the Boston Red Sox drafted him out of high school nearly 15 years ago. Growing up in Nashville, Tenn., Betts even imagined himself someday playing shortstop for the New York Yankees. He wanted to be like Derek Jeter. It just never worked out that way.

LOS ANGELES -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched into the seventh inning, Mookie Betts produced four hits and three RBI and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for an 8-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday to advance to the National League Division Series.