USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award

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.

Winners

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

See also


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