USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award

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]

USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award
SportBaseball
LeagueMinor League Baseball
Given forPlayer of the Year
CountryUnited States, Canada, Mexico
Presented byUSA Today
History
First award1988
First winnerMike Harkey
Most winsAndruw Jones (1995, 1996)
Most recentLuis Robert (2019)

Winners
Gabe Kapler
Josh Hamilton
Paul Goldschmidt
Year Player Position Organization Ref.
1988 Mike Harkey RHPChicago Cubs [2]
1989 Todd Zeile C/1B/3BSt. Louis Cardinals [2]
1990 Tino Martinez 1BSeattle Mariners [2]
1991 Mark Wohlers RHPAtlanta Braves [2]
1992 Carlos Delgado 1BToronto Blue Jays [2]
1993 Cliff Floyd OFMontreal Expos [2]
1994 Billy Ashley OFLos Angeles Dodgers [2]
1995 Andruw Jones (1) OFAtlanta Braves [2]
1996 Andruw Jones (2) OFAtlanta Braves [2]
1997 Ben Grieve OFOakland Athletics [2]
1998 Gabe Kapler OFDetroit Tigers [2]
1999 Rick Ankiel LHPSt. Louis Cardinals [2]
2000 Josh Hamilton OFTampa Bay Devil Rays [2]
2001 Josh Beckett RHPFlorida Marlins [2]
2002 José Reyes SSNew York Mets [2]
2003 Prince Fielder 1BMilwaukee 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 OFArizona Diamondbacks [2]
2008 David Price LHPTampa Bay Rays [2]
2009 Jason Heyward OFAtlanta Braves
2010 Jeremy Hellickson RHPTampa Bay Rays
2011 Paul Goldschmidt 1BArizona Diamondbacks [3]
2012 Wil Myers OFKansas City Royals[4]
2013 Xander Bogaerts SSBoston Red Sox[5]
2014 Kris Bryant 3BChicago 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   [12]

See also

References
  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. "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". Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  8. "Houston Astros' Alex Bregman is USA TODAY Sports' Minor League Player of the Year". Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  9. "Minor League Player of the Year: Braves prospect Ronald Acuna improves at every level". Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  10. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2018/09/05/vladimir-guerrero-jr-blue-jays-minor-league-player-year/1197952002/
  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.
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