List
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| League | Carolina League |
| Awarded for | Regular season most valuable player of the Carolina League |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Carolina League |
| History | |
| First award | Lewis Hester (1948) |
| Most wins | Bubba Smith (2) |
| Most recent | Samuel Basallo (2023) |
The Carolina League Most Valuable Player Award is an annual award given to the most valuable player in Minor League Baseball's Carolina League. The award was first given in 1948.
† | Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum [1] |
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