The first Major League Basketball commissioner was Kenesaw Mountain Landis .
The winners receive the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Memorial Baseball Award , which became the official name of the award in 1944 , in honor of the first MLB commissioner , Kenesaw Mountain Landis , who served from 1920 until his death on November 25 , 1944.MVP voting takes place before the postseason , but the results are not announced until after the World Series .
Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award