Minor League Baseball Announced 2022 Double-A All-Star Teams and League Awards
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ANNOUNCES 2022 DOUBLE-A ALL-STAR TEAMS AND LEAGUE AWARDS
Biloxi’s Reetz, Erie’s Nieporte and Springfield’s Gómez claim Most Valuable Player Awards
New York City, Nov. 8, 2022 — Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) today announced the league awards and All-Star teams for the three leagues that make up the Double-A classification. Votes were cast by league managers.
EASTERN LEAGUE
| Position | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv) |
| Catcher | Francisco Alvarez | Binghamton | New York (NL) | .277/.368/.553, .921, 18 HR, 47 RBI |
| First Base | Quincy Nieporte | Erie | Detroit | .270/.331/.536, .867, 31 HR, 91 RBI |
| Second Base | Connor Norby | Bowie | Baltimore | .298/.389/.571, .960, 17 HR, 46 RBI |
| Third Base | Brett Baty | Binghamton | New York (NL) | .312/.406/.544, .950, 19 HR, 59 RBI |
| Shortstop | Ezequiel Tovar | Hartford | Colorado | .318/.386/.545, .932, 15 HR, 57 RBI |
| Outfield | Parker Meadows | Erie | Detroit | .275/.354/.466, .820, 16 HR, 51 RBI |
| Outfield | Elijah Dunham | Somerset | New York (AL) | .248/.348/.448, .796, 17 HR, 63 RBI |
| Outfield | George Valera | Akron | Cleveland | .264/.367/.470, .837, 15 HR, 59 RBI |
| Designated Hitter | Andres Chaparro | Somerset | New York (AL) | .289/.369/.594, .963, 19 HR, 52 RBI |
| Right-Handed Starter | Tanner Bibee | Akron | Cleveland | 13 G, 6-1, 1.83 ERA, 81 SO |
| Left-Handed Starter | Joey Cantillo | Akron | Cleveland | 14 G, 4-3, 1.93 ERA, 87 SO |
| Reliever | Carson Coleman | Somerset | New York (AL) | 35 G, 2-3, 2.86 ERA, 15 SV |
| Award | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats (Record) (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv) |
| Manager of the Year | Dan Fiorito | Somerset | New York (AL) | 83-53, League champions |
| Most Valuable Player | Quincy Nieporte | Erie | Detroit | .270/.331/.536, .867, 31 HR, 91 RBI |
| Pitcher of the Year | Tanner Bibee | Akron | Cleveland | 13 G, 6-1, 1.83 ERA, 81 SO |
| Top MLB Prospect | Ezequiel Tovar | Hartford | Colorado | .318/.386/.545, .932, 15 HR, 57 RBI |
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
| Position | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv) |
| Catcher | Jakson Reetz | Biloxi | Milwaukee | .281/.392/.636, 1.028, 22 HR, 58 RBI |
| First Base | Troy Johnston | Pensacola | Miami | .292/.360/.450, .810, 10 HR, 49 RBI |
| Second Base | Brett Wisely | Montgomery | Tampa Bay | .274/.371/.460, .831, 15 HR, 56 RBI |
| Third Base | Jake Slaughter | Tennessee | Chicago (NL) | .293/.389/.534, .923, 20 HR, 68 RBI |
| Shortstop | Lenyn Sosa | Birmingham | Chicago (AL) | .331/.384/.549, .911, 14 HR, 48 RBI |
| Outfield | Alexander Canario | Tennessee | Chicago (NL) | .248/.329/.552, .881, 24 HR, 61 RBI |
| Outfield | Yonathan Perlaza | Tennessee | Chicago (NL) | .255/.358/.491, .849, 23 HR, 73 RBI |
| Outfield | Kameron Misner | Montgomery | Tampa Bay | .251/.384/.431, .815, 16 HR, 62 RBI |
| Designated Hitter | Niko Hulsizer | Montgomery | Tampa Bay | .279/.367/.557, .924, 18 HR, 56 RBI |
| Right-Handed Starter | Taj Bradley | Montgomery | Tampa Bay | 16 G, 3-1, 1.70 ERA, 88 SO |
| Left-Handed Starter | Jared Shuster | Mississippi | Atlanta | 17 G, 6-7, 2.78 ERA, 106 SO |
| Reliever | Eric Torres | Rocket City | Los Angeles (AL) | 42 G, 2-2, 1.59 ERA, 81 SO |
| Position | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats (Record) (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv) |
| Manager of the Year | Andy Schatzley | Rocket City | Los Angeles (AL) | 81-57, Best record in league |
| Most Valuable Player | Jakson Reetz | Biloxi | Milwaukee | .281/.392/.636, 1.028, 22 HR, 58 RBI |
| Pitcher of the Year | Taj Bradley | Montgomery | Tampa Bay | 16 G, 3-1, 1.70 ERA, 88 SO |
| Top MLB Prospect | Taj Bradley | Montgomery | Tampa Bay | 16 G, 3-1, 1.70 ERA, 88 SO |
TEXAS LEAGUE
| Position | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L. ERA, SO/Sv) |
| Catcher | Juan Centeno | Amarillo | Arizona | .302/.349/.514, .863, 14 HR, 58 RBI |
| First Base | Leandro Cedeno | Amarillo | Arizona | .310/.374/.563, .937, 30 HR, 93 RBI |
| Second Base | Edouard Julien | Wichita | Minnesota | .300/.441/.490, .931, 17 HR, 67 RBI |
| Third Base | Jordan Walker | Springfield | St. Louis | .306/.388/.510, .898, 19 HR, 68 RBI |
| Shortstop | Blaze Alexander | Amarillo | Arizona | .306/.388/.539, .927, 17 HR, 54 RBI |
| Outfield | Justin Dirden | Corpus Christi | Houston | .324/.411/.616, 1.027, 20 HR, 73 RBI |
| Outfield | Corbin Carroll | Amarillo | Arizona | .313/.430/.643, 1.073, 16 HR, 39 RBI |
| Outfield | Matt Wallner | Wichita | Minnesota | .299/.436/.597, 1.033, 21 HR, 64 RBI |
| Designated Hitter | Moises Gomez | Springfield | St. Louis | .321/.401/.705, 1.106, 23 HR, 54 RBI |
| Right-Handed Starter | Taylor Dollard | Arkansas | Seattle | 27 G, 16-2, 2.25 ERA, 131 SO |
| Left-Handed Starter | Kody Funderburk | Wichita | Minnesota | 32 G, 10-5, 2.94 ERA, 103 SO |
| Reliever | Cody Laweryson | Wichita | Minnesota | 19 G, 5-0, 1.06 ERA, 69 SO |
| Position | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats (Record) (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv) |
| Manager of the Year | Jared Goedert | Frisco | Texas | 74-63, League champions |
| Most Valuable Player | Moises Gomez | Springfield | St. Louis | .321/.401/.705, 1.106, 23 HR, 54 RBI |
| Pitcher of the Year | Taylor Dollard | Arkansas | Seattle | 27 G, 16-2, 2.25 ERA, 131 SO |
| Top MLB Prospect | Jordan Walker | Springfield | St. Louis | .306/.388/.510, .898, 19 HR, 68 RBI |
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