Hank Aaron Award is given to players selected as the top hitter as voted on by 500 baseball fans and members of the media.
Edgar Martnez Award: given to the best-designated hitter (DH) (American League)
 There had long been suspicions that the dramatic increase in power hitting was fueled in large part by the abuse of illegal steroids (as well as by the dilution of pitching talent due to expansion), but the issue only began attracting significant media attention in 2002 and there was no penalty for the use of performance-enhancing drugs before 2004

