Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins wins the 2007 National League Most Valuable Player Award. Rollins is the first major league player with at least 200 hits, 30 homers, 15 triples and 25 stolen bases in a season and also won the Gold Glove Award. Rollins is the second straight Philadelphia Phillies player to be named MVP, following Ryan Howard in 2006. Rollins edges Matt Holliday of the Colorado Rockies in the closest vote in 16 years.

November 20, 2007October 7, 2021 This Day In Baseball

On November 20, 2007 — Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins wins the 2007 National League Most Valuable Player Award. Rollins is the first major league player with at least 200 hits, 30 homers, 15 triples and 25 stolen bases in a season and also won the Gold Glove Award. Rollins is the second straight Philadelphia Phillies player to be named MVP, following Ryan Howard in 2006.

The 5’8″ Gold Glove shortstop, who narrowly edges Matt Holliday of the Colorado Rockies in the closest vote in 16 years.

Rollins is the second straight Philadelphia Phillies player to be named MVP, following Ryan Howard in 2006. and he joins Chuck Klein (1932), Jim Konstanty (1950), Mike Schmidt (1980, 1981, 1986) becoming only the 5th Phillie to win a MVP award.

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