Atlanta Braves outfielder Andruw Jones was honored as the Player of the Year in voting among his major league peers. Jones, who just captured his eighth straight Gold Glove Award, was also recognized as the National League's Outstanding Player. While the Braves won their 14th straight division title in 2005, Jones blasted 51 homers with 128 RBI and was his usual stellar self in center field. David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox was named the AL Outstanding Player with an impressive 2005 campaign. The slugging DH led the majors with 148 runs batted in and clubbed 47 homers. Kansas City Royals first baseman Mike Sweeney was named the 2005 Players Choice Marvin Miller Man of the Year for on-field performance and community contributions. The award is named in honor of the first executive director of the Major League Baseball Players' Association. Sweeney, who played only 121 games because of injury, led the Royals with a .300 batting average, 21 home runs and 83 RBI. He and his wife, Shara, have donated $100,000 to build an inner-city stadium in Kansas City. The American League's Outstanding Pitcher was Bartolo Colon of the LA Angels of Anaheim. The hard-throwing righthander was the AL's only 20-game winner, finishing 21-8 with a 3.48 earned run average and 157 strikeouts. Chris Carpenter of the St. Louis Cardinals nailed down the National League's Outstanding Pitcher honor. The tall righty finished second in the majors with 213 strikeouts and posted a 21-5 mark with a 2.83 ERA. Carpenter was named the 2004 NL Comeback Player of the Year. This year's National League Comeback Player of the Year is Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey, Jr., who battled back from a series of injuries, including a right hamstring tear. After rehab, Griffey finished with a .301 batting average, 35 homers and 92 runs batted in. New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi garnered the AL Comeback Player of the Year Award. Giambi recovered from a benign pituitary tumor, an inflamed knee and other illnesses to hit 32 home runs with 87 RBI and a .271 average. The players also voted Willy Taveras of the Houston Astros National League Outstanding Rookie. Taveras helped the Astros to the World Series, collecting 172 hits, 82 runs scored, 34 stolen bases and 71 infield base hits. Relief pitcher Huston Street of the Oakland Athletics took home Outstanding Rookie for the American League. Street had 23 saves to lead all rookies and established a new team rookie save record, held previously by Rollie Fingers, who notched 12 in 1969. His 1.72 ERA ranked second among AL relief pitchers.