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USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award

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USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award
SportBaseball
LeagueMinor League Baseball
Awarded forPlayer of the Year
CountryUnited States, Canada, Mexico
Presented byUSA Today
History
First award1988
First winnerMike Harkey
Most winsAndruw Jones (1995, 1996)
Most recentBobby Witt Jr. (2021)

Listed below in chronological order are the Minor League Baseball players chosen by USA Today as recipients of the USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award. Since 1988, the award has been given annually to the minor-league player who is judged by USA Today baseball experts as having had the most outstanding season. Of the 13 votes cast each year, two votes go to the player selected by fans in online voting at USATODAY.com.[1]

Winners

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Gabe Kapler
Josh Hamilton
Paul Goldschmidt
Year Player Position Organization Ref.
1988 Mike Harkey RHP Chicago Cubs [2]
1989 Todd Zeile C/1B/3B St. Louis Cardinals [2]
1990 Tino Martinez 1B Seattle Mariners [2]
1991 Mark Wohlers RHP Atlanta Braves [2]
1992 Carlos Delgado 1B Toronto Blue Jays [2]
1993 Cliff Floyd OF Montreal Expos [2]
1994 Billy Ashley OF Los Angeles Dodgers [2]
1995 Andruw Jones (1) OF Atlanta Braves [2]
1996 Andruw Jones (2) OF Atlanta Braves [2]
1997 Ben Grieve OF Oakland Athletics [2]
1998 Gabe Kapler OF Detroit Tigers [2]
1999 Rick Ankiel LHP St. Louis Cardinals [2]
2000 Josh Hamilton OF Tampa Bay Devil Rays [2]
2001 Josh Beckett RHP Florida Marlins [2]
2002 José Reyes SS New York Mets [2]
2003 Prince Fielder 1B Milwaukee Brewers [2]
2004 Jeff Francis LHP Colorado Rockies [2]
2005 Francisco Liriano LHP Minnesota Twins [2]
2006 Matt Garza RHP Minnesota Twins [2]
2007 Justin Upton OF Arizona Diamondbacks [2]
2008 David Price LHP Tampa Bay Rays [2]
2009 Jason Heyward OF Atlanta Braves
2010 Jeremy Hellickson RHP Tampa Bay Rays
2011 Paul Goldschmidt 1B Arizona Diamondbacks [3]
2012 Wil Myers OF Kansas City Royals [4]
2013 Xander Bogaerts SS Boston Red Sox [5]
2014 Kris Bryant 3B Chicago Cubs [6]
2015 Blake Snell LHP Tampa Bay Rays [7]
2016 Alex Bregman SS Houston Astros [8]
2017 Ronald Acuña OF Atlanta Braves [9]
2018 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 3B Toronto Blue Jays [10]
2019 Luis Robert OF Chicago White Sox [11]
2020 No season due to COVID-19 pandemic [12]
2021 Bobby Witt Jr. SS Kansas City Royals [13]
2022 Corbin Carroll OF Arizona Diamondbacks [14]
2023

Jackson Holliday

SS Baltimore Orioles [15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fans like Trout as top minor leaguer". USA TODAY Sports Weekly. USA TODAY. August 31 – September 6, 2011. p. 24. Mike Trout won the fan poll with 46% of the 3,271 votes cast at USATODAY.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Garza wins 2006 award". USA Today. 2006.
  3. ^ Of the 13 votes cast, Goldschmidt received 5 votes, followed by Julio Teherán (3 votes; RHP, Braves), Matt Moore (3 votes; LHP, Rays), Mike Trout (2 votes; OF, Angels), and Joe Wieland (no votes; RHP, Padres). "Fans like Trout as top minor leaguer". USA TODAY Sports Weekly. USA TODAY. August 31 – September 6, 2011. p. 24.
  4. ^ PrNewsWire.com – Omaha's Wil Myers Named USA TODAY Sports Minor League Player of the Year
  5. ^ "Xander Bogaerts Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  6. ^ Miller, Bryce (September 3, 2014). "Electrifying Cubs prospect Kris Bryant earns player of year honor". USA Today. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  7. ^ "Rays lefty Blake Snell is USA TODAY Sports' Minor League Player of the Year". USA Today. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  8. ^ "Houston Astros' Alex Bregman is USA TODAY Sports' Minor League Player of the Year". USA Today. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  9. ^ "Minor League Player of the Year: Braves prospect Ronald Acuna improves at every level". USA Today. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  10. ^ "Minor League Player of the Year: Blue Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Following in father's footsteps". USA Today.
  11. ^ Gardner, Steve (September 4, 2019). "With 30-30 season, White Sox prospect Luis Robert wins Minor League Player of the Year award". USA Today. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  12. ^ Adler, David (June 30, 2020). "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  13. ^ "Royals prospect Bobby Witt Jr. Wins Minor League Player of the Year award". USA Today.
  14. ^ "Diamondbacks OF Corbin Carroll wins USA TODAY Sports' Minor League Player of the Year award". USA Today.
  15. ^ "Orioles prospect Jackson Holliday is USA TODAY Sports' 2023 Minor League Player of the Year". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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