Florida State League Most Valuable Player Award

Florida State League
Most Valuable Player Award

Sport	Baseball
League	Florida State League
Awarded for	Best regular season player in the Florida State League
Country	United States
Presented by	Florida State League
History
First award	Brandon Sing (2004)
Most recent	Kevin McGonigle (2024)

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.

First basemen, with 6 winners, have won the most among infielders, followed by second basemen and shortstops (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, Jupiter Hammerheads, and Lakeland Flying Tigers (2); and the Charlotte Stone Crabs, Dunedin Blue Jays, and Fort Myers Miracle (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 Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, and Philadelphia Phillies organizations (2); and the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (1).

Key

Position

Indicates the player's primary position

Winners

Dominic Smith, 2015 Florida State League Player of the Year

Year	Winner	Team	Organization	Position	Ref(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			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]
2020	None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)				[17]
2021	Endy Rodríguez	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]
2024	Kevin McGonigle	Lakeland Flying Tigers	Detroit Tigers	Shortstop	[24] [25]

References

General

• "Florida State League Award Winners". Florida State League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved April 27, 2016.

Specific

1. "Brandon Sing Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
2. "Brent Clevlen Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
3. "Cody Ehlers Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
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.
6. "Austin Romine Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
7. "Melky Mesa Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
8. "Kyle Jensen Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
9. "Alex Dickerson Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
10. "Dustin Lawley Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
11. "Josh Bell Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
12. "Dominic Smith Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
13. "Aristides Aquino Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
14. "Brandon Lowe Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
15. "Jose Pujols Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
16. "Trevor Larnach Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
17. "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved". Minor League Baseball. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
18. "Postseason All-Stars". Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
19. "Endy Rodriguez Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
20. Jackson, Josh (November 10, 2022). "Single-A Award Winners and All-Stars". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
21. "Omar De Los Santos Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
22. Avallone, Michael (September 19, 2023). "Here are the 2023 Single-A All-Stars and Award Winners". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
23. "Justin Crawford Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
24. Jackson, Josh (September 18, 2024). "Check out the 2024 Single-A All-Stars and Award Winners". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
25. "Kevin McGonigle Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 19, 2024.