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The All-Star Game MVP Award debuted in 1962, and 40 years later, it was named for Hall of Famer Ted Williams. While all of the winners obviously are All-Stars, some have been Williams-caliber, inner-circle greats, while others have been more of the under-the-radar variety.
Looking at just the past 10 years, Mike Trout in 2014 and '15 became the fifth player with multiple All-Star Game MVPs and the first to win them consecutively.