Minor League Baseball Announces 2023 Single-A League Awards and All-Star Team

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ANNOUNCES 2023 SINGLE-A LEAGUE AWARDS AND ALL-STAR TEAMS

Fresno’s Ritter, Delmarva’s Basallo and Clearwater’s Crawford claim Most Valuable Player Awards

Sept. 19, 2023 — Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) today announced the league awards and All-Star teams for the three leagues that make up the Single-A classification. Votes were cast by league managers, and final decisions were determined by the Commissioner’s Office.

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats Hitters: AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI Pitchers: G, W-L, ERA, K, Sv Manager: W-L
First Base	Brennan Milone	Stockton	Oakland	.304/.410/.513, .923, 10 HR, 41 RBI
Second Base	Diego Velasquez	San Jose	San Francisco	.298/.387/.434, .821, 8 HR, 69 RBI
Shortstop	Ryan Ritter	Fresno	Colorado	.305/.405/.606, 1.011, 18 HR, 58 RBI
Third Base	Graham Pauley	Lake Elsinore	San Diego	.309/.422/.465, .887, 4 HR, 36 RBI
Catcher	Thayron Liranzo	Rancho Cucamonga	Los Angeles (NL)	.272/.400/.562, .962, 24 HR, 70 RBI
Outfield	Gabriel Gonzalez	Modesto	Seattle	.348/.403/.530, .933, 9 HR, 54 RBI
Outfield	Samuel Zavala	Lake Elsinore	San Diego	.267/.420/.451, .871, 14 HR, 71 RBI
Outfield	Chris Newell	Rancho Cucamonga	Los Angeles (NL)	.312/.426/.662, 1.088, 14 HR, 38 RBI
Designated Hitter	Jadiel Sanchez	Inland Empire	Los Angeles (AL)	.297/.378/.475, .853, 11 HR, 66 RBI
Utility	Cole Young	Modesto	Seattle	.267/.396/.429, .825, 5 HR, 39 RBI
Starting Pitcher	Michael Prosecky	Fresno	Colorado	21 G, 11-7, 2.72 ERA, 125 SO
Starting Pitcher	Tyler Cleveland	Modesto	Seattle	25 G, 14-5, 3.56 ERA, 111 SO
Starting Pitcher	Robby Snelling	Lake Elsinore	San Diego	11 G, 5-1, 1.57 ERA, 59 SO
Starting Pitcher	Hayden Birdsong	San Jose	San Francisco	12 G, 0-0, 2.16 ERA, 70 SO
Reliever	Zach Agnos	Fresno	Colorado	47 G, 5-3, 2.06 ERA, 68 SO, 27 SV
Reliever	Lucas Wepf	Rancho Cucamonga	Los Angeles (NL)	22 G, 1-2, 2.43 ERA, 58 SO, 5 SV
Manager of the Year	Steve Soliz	Fresno	Colorado	78-54 record
Most Valuable Player	Ryan Ritter	Fresno	Colorado	.305/.405/.606, 1.011, 18 HR, 58 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Robby Snelling	Lake Elsinore	San Diego	11 G, 5-1, 1.57 ERA, 59 SO
Top MLB Prospect	Ethan Salas	Lake Elsinore	San Diego	.267/.350/.487, .837, 9 HR, 35 RBI

CAROLINA LEAGUE

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats Hitters: AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI Pitchers: G, W-L, ERA, K, Sv Manager: W-L
First Base	Xavier Isaac	Charleston	Tampa Bay	.266/.380/.462, .842, 13 HR, 56 RBI
Second Base	Jadher Areinamo	Carolina	Milwaukee	.306/.333/.407, .740, 4 HR, 52 RBI
Shortstop	Jose Devers	Lynchburg	Cleveland	.252/.345/.398, .745, 11 HR, 66 RBI
Third Base	Luke Adams	Carolina	Milwaukee	.233/.400/.401, .801, 11 HR, 54 RBI
Catcher	Samuel Basallo	Delmarva	Baltimore	.299/.384/.503, .887, 12 HR, 60 RBI
Outfield	Chandler Simpson	Charleston	Tampa Bay	.285/.358/.333, .691, 24 RBI, 81 SB
Outfield	Daylen Lile	Fredericksburg	Washington	.291/.381/.510, .891, 7 HR, 48 RBI
Outfield	Zach Cole	Fayetteville	Houston	.265/.397/.494, .891, 11 HR, 46 RBI
Designated Hitter	Tim Elko	Kannapolis	Chicago (AL)	.297/.360/.556, .916, 17 HR, 57 RBI
Utility	Cooper Kinney	Charleston	Tampa Bay	.274/.341/.393, .734, 10 HR, 61 RBI
Starting Pitcher	Jose Fleury	Fayetteville	Houston	26 G, 4-3, 3.65 ERA, 139 SO
Starting Pitcher	Brody McCullough	Myrtle Beach	Chicago (NL)	12 G, 5-2, 2.86 ERA, 74 SO
Starting Pitcher	Aidan Curry	Down East	Texas	19 G, 6-3, 2.30 ERA, 99 SO
Starting Pitcher	Tyler Guilfoil	Fayetteville	Houston	18 G, 3-3, 2.74 ERA, 91 SO
Reliever	Cooper McKeehan	Columbia	Kansas City	31 G, 8-1, 1.08 ERA, 53 SO, 11 SV
Reliever	Drew Sommers	Charleston	Tampa Bay	32 G, 1-4, 2.72 ERA, 66 SO, 8 SV
Manager of the Year	Victor Estevez	Carolina	Milwaukee	72-55, 2nd half division champions
Most Valuable Player	Samuel Basallo	Delmarva	Baltimore	.299/.384/.503, .887, 12 HR, 60 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Aidan Curry	Down East	Texas	19 G, 6-3, 2.30 ERA, 99 SO
Top MLB Prospect	Samuel Basallo	Delmarva	Baltimore	.299/.384/.503, .887, 12 HR, 60 RBI

FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats Hitters: AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI Pitchers: G, W-L, ERA, K, Sv Manager: W-L
First Base	Torin Montgomery	Jupiter	Miami	.341/.481/.486, .967, 3 HR, 32 RBI
Second Base	Termarr Johnson	Bradenton	Pittsburgh	.244/.419/.448, .867, 13 HR, 44 RBI
Shortstop	Jared Serna	Tampa	New York (AL)	.283/.350/.483, .833, 19 HR, 71 RBI
Third Base	Sal Stewart	Daytona	Cincinnati	.269/.395/.424, .819, 10 HR, 60 RBI
Catcher	Omar Martinez	Tampa	New York (AL)	.251/.367/.445, .812, 18 HR, 71 RBI
Outfield	Justin Crawford	Clearwater	Philadelphia	.344/.399/.478, .877, 3 HR, 60 RBI
Outfield	Hector Rodriguez	Daytona	Cincinnati	.293/.347/.510, .857, 16 HR, 56 RBI
Outfield	Seth Stephenson	Lakeland	Detroit	.277/.376/.399, .775, 36 RBI, 62 SB
Designated Hitter	Ricardo Olivar	Ft. Myers	Minnesota	.285/.403/.452, .855, 10 HR, 58 RBI
Utility	Carlos Jorge	Daytona	Cincinnati	.295/.400/.483, .883, 9 HR, 36 RBI
Starting Pitcher	Max Rajcic	Palm Beach	St. Louis	12 G, 6-3, 1.89 ERA, 68 SO
Starting Pitcher	Pete Hansen	Palm Beach	St. Louis	23 G, 11-3, 3.12 ERA, 126 SO
Starting Pitcher	Hancel Rincon	Palm Beach	St. Louis	24 G, 9-6, 3.26 ERA, 97 SO
Starting Pitcher	Brock Selvidge	Tampa	New York (AL)	15 G, 4-4, 3.38 ERA, 91 SO
Reliever	Wen Hui Pan	Clearwater	Philadelphia	27 G, 4-1, 2.81 ERA, 81 SO, 7 SV
Reliever	Evan Taylor	Jupiter	Miami	46 G, 2-7, 2.18 ERA, 70 SO, 20 SV
Manager of the Year	Andrew Graham	Lakeland	Detroit	70-61, 2nd half division champions
Most Valuable Player	Justin Crawford	Clearwater	Philadelphia	.344/.399/.478, .877, 3 HR, 60 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Max Rajcic	Palm Beach	St. Louis	12 G, 6-3, 1.89 ERA, 68 SO
Top MLB Prospect	Justin Crawford	Clearwater	Philadelphia	.344/.399/.478, .877, 3 HR, 60 RBI

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