Esurance And Major League Baseball Add New Fan Award To 2016 Awards Roster

MLB Fans of the Year Presented by Esurance Will Recognize the Top Fan from Every Major League Club as an Extension of the 2016 Esurance MLB Awards; Voting Starts Today

Winners will be Announced Nov. 18 on MLB Network

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Sep 13, 2016, 03:00 ET

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting today, voting begins for the 2016 Esurance MLB Awards giving baseball fans across the country the opportunity to voice their opinions for the top players, moments and fans of the 2016 season. This year, Esurance and Major League Baseball are celebrating the start of awards season with an all-new award: "MLB Fans of the Year presented by Esurance." The award recognizes baseball fans in a completely new way and empowers them to vote for their favorite team's biggest fan.

Esurance and Major League Baseball Partnership

Fans can cast their vote for the MLB Fans of the Year by visiting MLB.com/awards Sept. 13-19. Once on the website, fans will choose between four Fan of the Year nominees per club. Fans' votes will be cast via posts on Twitter by including a desired nominee's unique hashtag. Voting percentages will be available throughout the voting period showing in real time where each nominee stands. Fans can vote as many times as they want throughout the course of the voting period and the nominee with the most hashtag uses will be declared the winning Fan of the Year for their club. Each winner will be part of the inaugural class of MLB Fans of the Year.

"We're always looking for new and smart ways to connect with fans and bring them closer to baseball. Following our inaugural year as partner to the MLB Awards program, we spent a lot of time listening to fan feedback so that we can provide the best awards experience possible," said Alan Gellman, Chief Marketing Officer at Esurance. "We're excited to unveil the Esurance MLB Awards program for 2016 and the new fan award that will give baseball fans an even bigger voice during the season."

The MLB Fan of the Year award launches the start of the Esurance MLB Awards season. Voting on the remaining award categories begins Sept. 19 and runs through Nov. 11 when the winners will be announced via a MLB Network telecast from 8-9 p.m. EST on Nov. 18.

"MLB fans are enormously dedicated and passionate. This new award is an opportunity to celebrate our fans and recognize their extraordinary support," said Noah Garden, MLB Executive Vice President, Business. "Esurance has been a great partner and their involvement in this program as part of the Esurance MLB Awards demonstrates their deep commitment to MLB."

The all-digital awards experience includes an awards website that also serves as a content hub, discussion forum and voting platform for fans to engage with each other throughout the final weeks of the MLB season and Postseason. Below is a list of this year's Esurance MLB Awards categories.

2016 Esurance MLB Awards Categories

Best Major Leaguer

Best Hitter

Best Pitcher

Best Rookie

Best Defensive Player

Best Social Media Personality

Best Play, Offense

Best Play, Defense

Best Moment

Best Performance

Best Social Media Post

Best Fan Catch

Best MLB Interview

Best Call, TV/Radio

Best Player-Fan Interaction

Best Trending Topic

Best Manager

Best Executive

Best Major Leaguer, Postseason

Esurance is in its second year of a multi-year partnership with MLB as the exclusive auto insurance partner for the league and is the title sponsor of the Esurance MLB Awards and the all-digital Esurance MLB All-Star Game Ballot.

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