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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