The Detroit Tigers Tiger of the Year award list of recipients reads like a who’s who of Detroit baseball players. Men like Al Kaline, Miguel Cabrera, Denny McLain, Willie Horton, and Alan Trammell are a few of the names that have graced the list since the award was first given out in 1965. Several of the players, like Kaline, Cabrera, Ron LeFlore, Justin Verlander, Travis Fryman, and Cecil Fielder received it more than once. Today, another Tiger was added to the list for his outstanding 2015 season: J.D. Martinez.
This award is given by the Detroit chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.