Minor League Baseball Announced 2021 Triple-A League Awards and All-Star Team

Toledo’s Rodriguez and Tacoma’s Marmolejos claim Most Valuable Player Awards

New York, NY, October 5, 2021 — Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) today announced the league All-Star teams for the two leagues that make up the Triple-A classification.

Votes were cast by league broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives and select members of the media.

TRIPLE-A EAST

Position/Award	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	AAA Stats
First Base	Juan Yepez	Memphis	St. Louis	.289/.382/.971, 22 HR, 63 RBI
Second Base	Jake Noll	Rochester	Washington	.300/.346/.840, 17 HR, 69 RBI
Shortstop	Kevin Smith	Buffalo	Toronto	.285/.328/.931, 21 HR, 69 RBI
Third Base	Aderlin Rodriguez	Toledo	Detroit	.290/.362/.927, 29 HR, 94 RBI
Catcher	Tomas Telis	St. Paul	Minnesota	.296/.340/.758, 12 HR, 50 RBI
Outfield	Josh Lowe	Durham	Tampa Bay	.291/.381/.916, 22 HR, 78 RBI
Outfield	Vidal Brujan	Durham	Tampa Bay	.262/.345/.785, 12 HR, 56 RBI
Outfield	Khalil Lee	Syracuse	New York (NL)	.274/.451/.951, 14 HR, 37 RBI
Designated Hitter	Ryan McBroom	Omaha	Kansas City	.261/.337/.862, 32 HR, 88 RBI
Right-Handed Starter	Jackson Kowar	Omaha	Kansas City	17 G, 9-4, 3.46 ERA, 115 SO
Left-Handed Starter	Matthew Liberatore	Memphis	St. Louis	22 G, 9-9, 4.04 ERA, 123 SO
Reliever	Luke Barker	Nashville	Milwaukee	53 G, 7-5, 2.35 ERA, 13 SV
Co-Manager of the Year	Casey Candaele	Buffalo	Toronto	79-48, Northeast Division Champs
Co-Manager of the Year	Brady Williams	Durham	Tampa Bay	86-44, Triple-A East Champions
Most Valuable Player	Aderlin Rodriguez	Toledo	Detroit	.290/.362/.927, 29 HR, 94 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Jackson Kowar	Omaha	Kansas City	17 G, 9-4, 3.46 ERA, 115 SO
Top MLB Prospect	Bobby Witt Jr.	Omaha	Kansas City	.285/.352/.933, 17 HR, 46 RBI

TRIPLE-A WEST

Position/Award	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	AAA Stats
First Base	Greg Bird	Albuquerque	Colorado	.267/.362/.894, 27 HR, 91 RBI
Second Base	Michael Stefanic	Salt Lake	Los Angeles (AL)	.334/.408/.913, 16 HR, 54 RBI
Shortstop	C.J. Hinojosa	Sugar Land	Houston	.316/.351/.831, 11 HR, 67 RBI
Third Base	Drew Ellis	Reno	Arizona	.294/.399/1.014, 20 HR, 73 RBI
Catcher	Carlos Perez	Las Vegas	Oakland	.269/.337/.909, 31 HR, 89 RBI
Outfield	Jo Adell	Salt Lake	Los Angeles (AL)	.289/.342/.934, 23 HR, 69 RBI
Outfield	Jose Siri	Sugar Land	Houston	.318/.369/.921, 16 HR, 72 RBI
Outfield	Jake Meyers	Sugar Land	Houston	.343/.408/1.006, 16 HR, 51 RBI
Designated Hitter	Jose Marmolejos	Tacoma	Seattle	.338/.439/1.111, 26 HR, 75 RBI
Right-Handed Starter	Peter Solomon	Sugar Land	Houston	21 G, 8-1, 4.70 ERA, 112 SO
Left-Handed Starter	Daniel Camarena	El Paso	San Diego	22 G, 6-7, 4.75 ERA, 62 SO
Reliever	Ronel Blanco	Sugar Land	Houston	42 G, 5-3, 3.40 ERA, 22 SV
Manager of the Year	Kristopher Negron	Tacoma	Seattle	78-52, League Champions
Most Valuable Player	Jose Marmolejos	Tacoma	Seattle	.338/.439/1.111, 26 HR, 75 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Peter Solomon	Sugar Land	Houston	21 G, 8-1, 4.70 ERA, 112 SO
Top MLB Prospect	Jo Adell	Salt Lake	Los Angeles (AL)	.289/.342/.934, 23 HR, 69 RBI

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