most valuable player

noun

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

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His good friend Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers, the 2018 National League most valuable player, also dropped by to sign autographs. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025 City also sold its third most valuable player, Julian Alvarez, to Atletico Madrid, but summer signing Savinho replaces him as City’s third most valuable player behind Haaland and Phil Foden. Steve Price, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 White led the Celts with 19 points and earned Gold Division most valuable player, with teammate Carter Barnes scoring 17 points. Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024 Only reigning most valuable player Nikola Jokic has numbers above those benchmarks. Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024 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 2 Feb. 2025.

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