Frank Robinson. Frank Robinson won the 1961 NL MVP as a member of the Cincinnati Reds and, the 1966 AL MVP as a member of the Baltimore Orioles.
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Frank Robinson was a Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He is the only player to win MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues. He has won the triple crown, World Series (2X) and was elected to the baseball hall of fame in 1982.
Ichiro Suzuki won both the Rookie of the Year, and the MVP Award in 2001.
Derek Jeter is the only person to accomplish this, and perhaps even more impressively, he won both MVP awards in the same year (2000). He is actually in the running for AL MVP this year, however, so with a little luck this answer won't be meaningful much longer.
Hakeem Olajuwaun did that feat two years in a row.
Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia Phillies 1980. Schmidt was a unanimous choice for the NL MVP and won the World Series MVP against the Kansas City Royals. Buster Posey won the 2012 NL MVP award and the World series in 2012. He was not, however, World Series MVP.