Minor League Baseball Announced 2022 Class-A League Awards and All-Star Teams
Inland Empire’s Quero, Carolina’s Chourio, and St. Lucie’s De Los Santos claim Most Valuable Player Awards
New York City, Nov. 10, 2022 — Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) today announced the league awards and All-Star teams for the three leagues that make up the Class-A classification. Votes were cast by league managers.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
| Position | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv) |
| Catcher | Edgar Quero | Inland Empire | Los Angeles (AL) | .312/.435/.530, .965, 17 HR, 75 RBI |
| First Base | Hunter Goodman | Fresno | Colorado | .291/.368/.592, .960, 22 HR, 68 RBI |
| Second Base | Juan Brito | Fresno | Colorado | .286/.407/.470, .877, 11 HR, 72 RBI |
| Third Base | Marcos Castanon | Lake Elsinore | San Diego | .261/.397/.485, .882, 23 HR, 85 RBI |
| Shortstop | Adael Amador | Fresno | Colorado | .292/.415/.445, .860, 15 HR, 57 RBI |
| Outfield | Grant McCray | San Jose | San Francisco | .291/.383/.525, .908, 21 HR, 69 RBI |
| Outfield | James Wood | Lake Elsinore | San Diego | .337/.453/.601, 1.054, 10 HR, 45 RBI |
| Outfield | Damon Keith | Rancho Cucamonga | Los Angeles (NL) | .299/.433/.500, .933, 12 HR, 65 RBI |
| Designated Hitter | Yanquiel Fernandez | Fresno | Colorado | .284/.340/.507, .847, 21 HR, 109 RBI |
| Right-Handed Starter | Joseph Hernandez | Modesto | Seattle | 24 G, 9-5, 3.39 ERA, 143 SO |
| Left-Handed Starter | Mason Green | Fresno | Colorado | 13 G, 5-3, 3.07 ERA, 71 SO |
| Reliever | Jose Cruz | San Jose | San Francisco | 38 G, 2-1, 2.06 ERA, 6 SV |
| Position | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats (Record) (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv) |
| Manager of the Year | Eric Junge | Lake Elsinore | San Diego | 77-55, League champions |
| Most Valuable Player | Edgar Quero | Inland Empire | Los Angeles (AL) | .312/.435/.530, .965, 17 HR, 75 RBI |
| Pitcher of the Year | Joseph Hernandez | Modesto | Seattle | 24 G, 9-5, 3.39 ERA, 143 SO |
| Top MLB Prospect | James Wood | Lake Elsinore | San Diego | .337/.453/.601, 1.054, 10 HR, 45 RBI |
CAROLINA LEAGUE
| Position | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv) |
| Catcher | Carter Jensen | Columbia | Kansas City | .226/.363/.382, .745, 11 HR, 50 RBI |
| First Base | Niko Kavadas | Salem | Boston | .286/.453/.609, 1.062, 14 HR, 48 RBI |
| Second Base | Joey Loperfido | Fayetteville | Houston | .304/.399/.473, .872, 9 HR, 45 RBI |
| Third Base | Eddinson Paulino | Salem | Boston | .266/.359/.469, .828, 13 HR, 66 RBI |
| Shortstop | Carson Williams | Charleston | Tampa Bay | .252/.347/.471, .818, 19 HR, 70 RBI |
| Outfield | Jackson Chourio | Carolina | Milwaukee | .324/.373/.600, .973, 12 HR, 47 RBI |
| Outfield | Shane Sasaki | Charleston | Tampa Bay | .324/.410/.497, .907, 9 HR, 57 RBI |
| Outfield | Jeremy De La Rosa | Fredericksburg | Washington | .315/.394/.505, .899, 10 HR, 57 RBI |
| Designated Hitter | Marcelo Mayer | Salem | Boston | .286/.406/.504, .910, 9 HR, 40 RBI |
| Right-Handed Starter | J.J. Niekro | Augusta | Atlanta | 15 G, 7-1, 2.09 ERA, 77 SO |
| Left-Handed Starter | Will Dion | Lynchburg | Cleveland | 23 G, 8-4, 2.26 ERA, 142 SO |
| Reliever | Austin Vernon | Charleston | Tampa Bay | 15 G, 9-1, 1.69 ERA, 91 SO |
| Position | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats (Record) (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv) |
| Manager of the Year | Blake Butera | Charleston | Tampa Bay | 88-44, League champions |
| Most Valuable Player | Jackson Chourio | Carolina | Milwaukee | .324/.373/.600, .973, 12 HR, 47 RBI |
| Pitcher of the Year | Will Dion | Lynchburg | Cleveland | 23 G, 8-4, 2.26 ERA, 142 SO |
| Top MLB Prospect | Jackson Chourio | Carolina | Milwaukee | .324/.373/.600, .973, 12 HR, 47 RBI |
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
| Position | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv) |
| Catcher | Noah Cardenas | Fort Myers | Minnesota | .261/.421/.413, .834, 9 HR, 43 RBI |
| First Base | Rainer Nunez | Dunedin | Toronto | .299/.328/.482, .810, 15 HR, 63 RBI |
| Second Base | Hao Yu Lee | Clearwater | Philadelphia | .283/.384/.415, .799, 7 HR, 50 RBI |
| Third Base | William Lugo | St. Lucie | New York (NL) | .261/.347/.427, .774, 10 HR, 45 RBI |
| Shortstop | Tsung-Che Cheng | Bradenton | Pittsburgh | .270/.376/.418, .794, 6 HR, 52 RBI |
| Outfield | Omar De Los Santos | St. Lucie | New York (NL) | .271/.339/.459, .798, 16 HR, 62 RBI |
| Outfield | Alex Ramirez | St. Lucie | New York (NL) | .284/.359/.443, .802, 6 HR, 37 RBI |
| Outfield | Gabriel Martinez | Dunedin | Toronto | .288/.348/.483, .831, 11 HR, 46 RBI |
| Designated Hitter | Jasson Dominguez | Tampa | New York (AL) | .265/.373/.440, .813, 9 HR, 36 RBI |
| Right-Handed Starter | Tink Hence | Palm Beach | St. Louis | 16 G, 0-1, 1.38 ERA, 81 SO |
| Left-Handed Starter | Jaylen Nowlin | Fort Myers | Minnesota | 19 G, 4-3, 3.65 ERA, 89 SO |
| Reliever | Andrew Marrero | Palm Beach | St. Louis | 32 G, 0-4, 1.27 ERA, 11 SV |
| Position | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats (Record) (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv) |
| Manager of the Year | Brian Meyer | Fort Myers | Minnesota | 69-59, 1st half division champion |
| Most Valuable Player | Omar De Los Santos | St. Lucie | New York (NL) | .271/.339/.459, .798, 16 HR, 62 RBI |
| Pitcher of the Year | Tink Hence | Palm Beach | St. Louis | 16 G, 0-1, 1.38 ERA, 81 SO |
| Top MLB Prospect | Jasson Domínguez | Tampa | New York (AL) | .265/.373/.440, .813, 9 HR, 36 RBI |
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