The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award has never been presented to a member of at least four American teams.
The Arizona Diamondbacks , often shortened as the D-backs , are an American professional baseball franchise based in Phoenix , Arizona . Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award . The award has never been presented to a member of the following four teams : Arizona Diamondbacks , Miami Marlins , New York Mets , and Tampa Bay Rays . The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami , Florida . The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens . The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg , Florida .