Shortstop Willy Adames Named 2025 Willie Mac Award Winner
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames was named the winner of the 2025 Willie Mac Award, the club announced today.
The Willie McCovey Award is annually awarded to the most inspirational player on the Giants, as voted upon by Giants players, coaches, training staff, clubhouse staff, and the fans. This season marks the 45th anniversary of the award, which was established in 1980, in honor of legend and Hall of Famer Willie McCovey. “Competitive Spirit, Ability and Leadership” is engraved on the plaque that now honors Adames as well as McCovey.
Adames, who was named the official Junior Giants Commissioner for the Giants Community Fund in March, is in his first year with the Giants after signing as a free agent this offseason.
The native of Santiago, Dominican Republic, Adames leads the club in nearly every offensive category entering play today, including games played (157), runs (91), home runs (28), RBI (84), walks (79) and stolen bases (12). Adames’ 28 home runs are the most by a Giants right-handed batter since Jeff Kent had 37 home runs in 2002.
A full list of the previous Willie Mac Award winners is below.
1980 Jack Clark
1981 Larry Herndon
1982 Joe Morgan
1983 Darrell Evans
1984 Bob Brenly
1985 Mike Krukow
1986 Mike Krukow
1987 Chris Speier
1988 Jose Uribe
1989 Dave Dravecky
1990 Steve Bedrosian
1991 Robby Thompson
1992 Mike Felder
1993 Kirt Manwaring
1994 None
1995 Mark Leiter, Mark Carreon
1996 Shawon Dunston
1997 J.T. Snow
1998 Jeff Kent
1999 Marvin Benard
2000 Ellis Burks
2001 Mark Gardner, Benito Santiago
2002 David Bell
2003 Marquis Grissom
2004 J.T. Snow
2005 Mike Matheny
2006 Omar Vizquel
2007 Bengie Molina
2008 Bengie Molina
2009 Matt Cain
2010 Andres Torres
2011 Ryan Vogelsong
2012 Buster Posey
2013 Hunter Pence
2014 Madison Bumgarner
2015 Matt Duffy
2016 Brandon Crawford, Javier Lopez
2017 Nick Hundley
2018 Will Smith
2019 Kevin Pillar
2020 Mike Yastrzemski
2021 LaMonte Wade Jr.
2022 Wilmer Flores
2023 Thairo Estrada
2024 Matt Chapman
2025 Willy Adames