Florida State League Most Valuable Player Award

Last updated
Florida State League
Most Valuable Player Award
Sport Baseball
League Florida State League
Awarded forBest regular season player in the Florida State League
CountryUnited States
Presented by Florida State League
History
First awardBrandon Sing (2004)
Most recent Justin Crawford (2023)

The Florida State League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP), known as the Player of the Year Award until 2021, is an annual award given to the best player in minor league baseball's Florida State League.

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First basemen, with 6 winners, have won the most among infielders, followed by second basemen (1). Two catchers has also won the award. Ten outfielders have won the MVP Award.

Three players from the Bradenton Marauders, St. Lucie Mets, and Tampa Yankees have been selected for the MVP Award, more than any other teams in the league, followed by the Clearwater Threshers, Daytona Cubs/Tortugas, and Jupiter Hammerheads (2); and the Charlotte Stone Crabs, Dunedin Blue Jays, Fort Myers Miracle, and Lakeland Tigers (1).

Three players from the New York Mets, New York Yankees, and Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations have won the MVP Award, more than any others, followed by the Florida Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies organizations (2); and the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (1).

Key

PositionIndicates the player's primary position

Winners

Dominic Smith, 2015 Florida State League Player of the Year Dominicsmith.jpg
Dominic Smith, 2015 Florida State League Player of the Year
YearWinnerTeamOrganizationPositionRef(s).
2004 Brandon Sing Daytona Cubs Chicago Cubs First baseman [1]
2005 Brent Clevlen Lakeland Tigers Detroit Tigers Right fielder [2]
2006 Cody Ehlers Tampa Yankees New York Yankees First baseman [3]
2007 Josh Kreuzer Dunedin Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays First baseman [4]
2008 Logan Morrison Jupiter Hammerheads Florida Marlins First baseman [5]
2009 Austin Romine Tampa Yankees New York Yankees Catcher [6]
2010 Melky Mesa Tampa Yankees New York Yankees Center fielder [7]
2011 Kyle Jensen Jupiter Hammerheads Florida Marlins Left fielder [8]
2012 Alex Dickerson Bradenton Marauders Pittsburgh Pirates First baseman [9]
2013 Dustin Lawley St. Lucie Mets New York Mets Left fielder [10]
2014 Josh Bell Bradenton Marauders Pittsburgh Pirates Right fielder [11]
2015 Dominic Smith St. Lucie Mets New York Mets First baseman [12]
2016 Aristides Aquino Daytona Tortugas Cincinnati Reds Right fielder [13]
2017 Brandon Lowe Charlotte Stone Crabs Tampa Bay Rays Second baseman [14]
2018 Jose Pujols Clearwater Threshers Philadelphia Phillies Right fielder [15]
2019 Trevor Larnach Fort Myers Miracle Minnesota Twins Outfielder [16]
2020None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) [17]
2021 Endy Rodriguez Bradenton Marauders Pittsburgh Pirates Catcher [18] [19]
2022 Omar De Los Santos St. Lucie Mets New York Mets Outfielder [20] [21]
2023 Justin Crawford Clearwater Threshers Philadelphia Phillies Center fielder [22] [23]

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  4. "Josh Kreuzer Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  5. "Logan Morrison Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
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