Minor League Baseball Announces 2023 Triple-A Awards and All-Star Team
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ANNOUNCES 2023 TRIPLE-A LEAGUE AWARDS AND ALL-STAR TEAMS
Memphis’ Baker and Oklahoma City’s Busch claim Most Valuable Player Awards
Oct. 4, 2023 — Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) today announced the league awards and All-Star teams for the two leagues that make up the Triple-A classification. Votes were cast by league managers, and final decisions were determined by the Commissioner’s Office.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
| Position | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats Hitters: AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI Pitchers: G, W-L, ERA, K, Sv Managers: W-L |
| First Base | Luken Baker | Memphis | St. Louis | .334/.439/.720, 1.159, 33 HR, 98 RBI |
| Second Base | Jonathan Aranda | Durham | Tampa Bay | .339/.449/.613, 1.062, 25 HR, 81 RBI |
| Shortstop | Weston Wilson | Lehigh Valley | Philadelphia | .259/.363/.515, .878, 31 HR, 86 RBI |
| Third Base | Justyn-Henry Malloy | Toledo | Detroit | .277/.417/.474, .891, 23 HR, 83 RBI |
| Catcher | Ivan Herrera | Memphis | St. Louis | .297/.451/.500, .951, 10 HR, 60 RBI |
| Outfield | Estevan Florial | Scranton/W-B | New York (AL) | .284/.380/.565, .945, 28 HR, 79 RBI |
| Outfield | Colton Cowser | Norfolk | Baltimore | .300/.417/.520, .937, 17 HR, 62 RBI |
| Outfield | Wilyer Abreu | Worcester | Boston | .274/.391/.538, .929, 22 HR, 65 RBI |
| Designated Hitter | Christian Encarnacion-Strand | Louisville | Cincinnati | .331/.405/.637, 1.042, 20 HR, 62 RBI |
| Utility | Xavier Edwards | Jacksonville | Miami | .351/.429/.457, .886, 7 RBI, 47 RBI |
| Starting Pitcher | Robert Gasser | Nashville | Milwaukee | 26 G, 9-1, 3.79 ERA, 166 SO |
| Starting Pitcher | Quinn Priester | Indianapolis | Pittsburgh | 22 G, 9-4, 4.00 ERA, 116 SO |
| Starting Pitcher | Allan Winans | Gwinnett | Atlanta | 23 G, 9-4, 2.85 ERA, 113 SO |
| Starting Pitcher | Louie Varland | St. Paul | Minnesota | 16 G, 7-1, 3.97 ERA, 88 SO |
| Reliever | Anthony Maldonado | Jacksonville | Miami | 34 G, 7-3, 1.76 ERA, 71 SO, 9 SV |
| Reliever | Kody Funderburk | St. Paul | Minnesota | 37 G, 4-1, 2.60 ERA, 75 SO, 5 SV |
| Manager of the Year | Buck Britton | Norfolk | Baltimore | Int’l League and Triple-A Champions |
| Most Valuable Player | Luken Baker | Memphis | St. Louis | .334/.439/.720, 1.159, 33 HR, 98 RBI |
| Pitcher of the Year | Robert Gasser | Nashville | Milwaukee | 26 G, 9-1, 3.79 ERA, 166 SO |
| Top MLB Prospect | Masyn Winn | Memphis | St. Louis | .288/.359/.474, .833, 18 HR, 61 RBI |
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
| Position | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats Hitters: AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI Pitchers: G, W-L, ERA, K, Sv Managers: W-L |
| First Base | Trey Cabbage | Salt Lake | Los Angeles (AL) | .306/.379/.596, .975, 30 HR, 89 RBI |
| Second Base | Michael Stefanic | Salt Lake | Los Angeles (AL) | .365/.463/.467, .930, 5 HR, 62 RBI |
| Shortstop | Tyler Fitzgerald | Sacramento | San Francisco | .287/.358/.499, .857, 20 HR, 69 RBI |
| Third Base | Michael Busch | Oklahoma City | Los Angeles (NL) | .323/.431/.618, 1.049, 27 HR, 90 RBI |
| Catcher | Sam Huff | Round Rock | Texas | .298/.399/.548, .947, 17 HR, 67 RBI |
| Outfield | Cody Thomas | Las Vegas | Oakland | .301/.361/.562, .923, 23 HR, 109 RBI |
| Outfield | Dominic Canzone | Reno | Arizona | .354/.431/.634, 1.065, 16 HR, 71 RBI |
| Outfield | Jo Adell | Salt Lake | Los Angeles (AL) | .273/.375/.586, .961, 24 HR, 57 RBI |
| Designated Hitter | Trenton Brooks | Sacramento | San Francisco | .286/.400/.516, .916, 22 HR, 90 RBI |
| Utility | Coco Montes | Albuquerque | Colorado | .317/.400/.550, .915, 22 HR, 89 RBI |
| Starting Pitcher | Cody Bradford | Round Rock | Texas | 14 G, 9-2, 3.63 ERA, 65 SO |
| Starting Pitcher | Gavin Stone | Oklahoma City | Los Angeles (NL) | 21 G, 7-4, 4.74 ERA, 120 SO |
| Starting Pitcher | Kyle Harrison | Sacramento | San Francisco | 20 G, 1-3, 4.66 ERA, 105 SO |
| Starting Pitcher | Robert Dugger | Round Rock | Texas | 29 G, 7-10, 4.31 ERA, 143 SO |
| Reliever | Riley O’Brien | Tacoma | Seattle | 51 G, 2-5, 2.29 ERA, 86 SO, 15 SV |
| Reliever | Ray Kerr | El Paso | San Diego | 36 G, 6-0, 2.25 ERA, 42 SO, 10 SV |
| Manager of the Year | Fran Riordan | Las Vegas | Oakland | 75-74 record |
| Most Valuable Player | Michael Busch | Oklahoma City | Los Angeles (NL) | .323/.431/.618, 1.049, 27 HR, 90 RBI |
| Pitcher of the Year | Cody Bradford | Round Rock | Texas | 14 G, 9-2, 3.63 ERA, 65 SO |
| Top MLB Prospect | Michael Busch | Oklahoma City | Los Angeles (NL) | .323/.431/.618, 1.049, 27 HR, 90 RBI |
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