MLB is the only one of the four major North American team sports organizations (I didn't consider soccer) that currently separates its annual player awards into separate leagues or divisions. Obviously the historical precedent for this is that there was no interleague play before 1997. But with the expansion of interleague play the distinction between the two leagues has faded. In the NHL 39% of games are against teams from the opposite conference. In the NBA that share is 37%, in the NFL it's 29%, and interleague games in MLB now make up 28% of a team's schedule.
With this in mind is it time to consider consolidating awards such as MVP, Cy Young, batting champion, and so forth? Instead of giving one of each award for each league, give one of each award encompassing all of MLB.