MiLB Announces 2024 Single-A League Awards And All-Stars

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ANNOUNCES 2024 SINGLE-A LEAGUE AWARDS AND ALL-STAR TEAMS

Modesto’s Montes, Lynchburg’s Chourio and Lakeland’s McGonigle claim Most Valuable Player Awards

Sept. 18, 2024 — Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) today announced the league awards and All-Star teams for the three leagues that make up the Single-A classification.

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI G, W/L, ERA, SO, SO/9, AVG
First Base	Romeo Sanabria	Lake Elsinore	San Diego	.311/.433/.493, .926, 8 HR, 40 RBI
Second Base	Demetrio Crisantes	Visalia	Arizona	.333/.429/.478, .907, 6 HR, 40 RBI
Shortstop	Tai Peete	Modesto	Seattle	.269/.343/.408, .751, 7 HR, 71 RBI
Third Base	Braylen Wimmer	Fresno	Colorado	.285/.362/.435, .797, 14 HR, 64 RBI
Catcher	Carlos Rojas	Rancho Cucamonga	Los Angeles (NL)	.290/.368/.357, .725, 1 HR, 47 RBI
Outfield	Lazaro Montes	Modesto	Seattle	.309/.411/.527, .938, 13 HR, 72 RBI
Outfield	Druw Jones	Visalia	Arizona	.275/.409/.405, .814, 6 HR, 65 RBI
Outfield	Nate Nankil	Stockton	Oakland	.285/.401/.460, .861, 10 HR, 56 RBI
Designated Hitter	Angel Ortiz	Visalia	Arizona	.300/.381/.471, .852, 8 HR, 53 RBI
Utility	Luis Suisbel	Modesto	Seattle	.276/.351/.436, .787, 15 HR, 90 RBI
Starting Pitcher	Jace Kaminska	Fresno	Colorado	17, 5-5, 2.78, 104, 10.72, .238
Starting Pitcher	Will Schomberg	Modesto	Seattle	15, 6-1, 2.69, 97, 12.42, .190
Starting Pitcher	Isaiah Lowe	Lake Elsinore	San Diego	17, 5-3, 3.00, 89, 11.12, .211
Starting Pitcher	Daniel Nunez	Visalia	Arizona	20, 3-1, 3.21, 72, 9.63, .248
Reliever	Cesar Perdomo	San Jose	San Francisco	13, 5-1, 1.26, 50, 10.47, .219
Reliever	Welinton Herrera	Fresno	Colorado	23, 8-2, 2.38, 62, 16.41, .202
Manager of the Year	Ydwin Villegas	San Jose	San Francisco	74-57, best record in the league
Most Valuable Player	Lazaro Montes	Modesto	Seattle	.309/.411/.527, .938, 13 HR, 72 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Jace Kaminska	Fresno	Colorado	17, 5-5, 2.78, 104, 10.72, .238
Top MLB Prospect	Lazaro Montes	Modesto	Seattle	.309/.411/.527, .938, 13 HR, 72 RBI

CAROLINA LEAGUE

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI G, W/L, ERA, SO, SO/9, AVG
First Base	Caden Connor	Kannapolis	Chicago (AL)	.307/.390/.440, .830, 4 HR, 55 RBI
Second Base	Aron Estrada	Delmarva	Baltimore	.296/.361/.434, .795, 8 HR, 43 RBI
Shortstop	Cristian Hernandez	Myrtle Beach	Chicago (NL)	.269/.382/.406, .788, 5 HR, 50 RBI, 37 SB
Third Base	Gleider Figuereo	Down East	Texas	.243/.346/.474, .820, 12 HR, 32 RBI
Catcher	Blake Mitchell	Columbia	Kansas City	.238/.376/.439, .815, 18 HR, 50 RBI
Outfield	Jaison Chourio	Lynchburg	Cleveland	.269/.414/.398, .812, 5 RBI, 58 RBI, 44 SB
Outfield	Rikuu Nishida	Kannapolis	Chicago (AL)	.290/.414/.367, .781, 1 HR, 36 RBI, 35 SB
Outfield	Jacob Wetzel	Myrtle Beach	Chicago (NL)	.255/.377/.469, .846, 8 HR, 39 RBI
Designated Hitter	Esteban Gonzalez	Lynchburg	Cleveland	.287/.348/.464, .812, 6 HR, 39 RBI
Utility	Cooper Pratt	Carolina	Milwaukee	.295/.394/.395, .789, 3 HR, 36 RBI, 25 SB
Starting Pitcher	Travis Sykora	Fredericksburg	Washington	20, 5-3, 2.33, 129, 13.66, .168
Starting Pitcher	David Davalillo	Down East	Texas	17, 6-1, 1.79, 79, 8.85, .199
Starting Pitcher	Jojo Ingrassia	Salem	Boston	21, 3-1, 1.85, 93, 14.36, .179
Starting Pitcher	Gary Gill Hill	Charleston	Tampa Bay	22, 4-4, 3.15, 105, 8.69, .235
Reliever	Nico Zeglin	Myrtle Beach	Chicago (NL)	16, 5-0, 1.41, 57, 13.39, .175
Reliever	Gerlin Rosario	Charleston	Tampa Bay	26, 3-1, 2.52, 65, 11.70, .179
Manager of the Year	Nick Stanley	Carolina	Milwaukee	78-51, Best record in the league
Most Valuable Player	Jaison Chourio	Lynchburg	Cleveland	.269/.414/.398, .812, 5 RBI, 58 RBI, 44 SB
Pitcher of the Year	Travis Sykora	Fredericksburg	Washington	20, 5-3, 2.33, 129, 13.66, .168
Top MLB Prospect	Jaison Chourio	Lynchburg	Cleveland	.269/.414/.398, .812, 5 RBI, 58 RBI, 44 SB

FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI G, W/L, ERA, SO, SO/9, AVG
First Base	Esmerlyn Valdez	Bradenton	Pittsburgh	.226/.352/.464, .816, 22 HR, 61 RBI
Second Base	Devin Saltiban	Clearwater	Philadelphia	.237/.346/.428, .774, 17 HR, 53 RBI
Shortstop	Kevin McGonigle	Lakeland	Detroit	.326/.407/.470, .877, 4 HR, 37 RBI
Third Base	Jesus Baez	St. Lucie	New York (NL)	.262/.338/.444, .782, 10 HR, 39 RBI
Catcher	Ryan Ignoffo	Jupiter	Miami	.333/.393/.484, .877, 5 HR, 45 RBI
Outfield	Jordan Viars	Clearwater	Philadelphia	.252/.355/.491, .846, 12 HR, 39 RBI
Outfield	Victor Arias	Dunedin	Toronto	.279/.386/.454, .840, 8 HR, 40 RBI
Outfield	Max Clark	Lakeland	Detroit	.286/.386/.421, .807, 7 HR, 58 RBI
Designated Hitter	Jackson Castillo	Tampa	New York (AL)	.256/.386/.404, .790, 7 HR, 32 RBI
Utility	Miguel Villarroel	Palm Beach	St. Louis	.333/.372/.427, .799, 1 HR, 35 RBI
Starting Pitcher	Nestor Lorant	Daytona	Cincinnati	22, 8-3, 1.44, 99, 10.16, .180
Starting Pitcher	Chen-Wei Lin	Palm Beach	St. Louis	22, 10-5, 2.79, 123, 9.54, .204
Starting Pitcher	Darlin Saladin	Palm Beach	St. Louis	11, 4-0, 1.95, 62, 9.30, .207
Starting Pitcher	George Klassen*	Clearwater	Philadelphia	10, 3-0, 0.84, 67, 14.02, .161
Reliever	Jake Miller	Lakeland	Detroit	18, 8-1, 1.16, 81, 11.7, .179
Reliever	Zack Showalter	Palm Beach	St. Louis	24, 1-2, 2.62, 59, 15.48, .203
Manager of the Year	Gary Kendall	Palm Beach	St. Louis	83-47, Best record in the league
Most Valuable Player	Kevin McGonigle	Lakeland	Detroit	.326/.407/.470, .877, 4 HR, 37 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Nestor Lorant	Daytona	Cincinnati	22, 8-3, 1.44, 99, 10.16, .180
Top MLB Prospect	Max Clark	Lakeland	Detroit	.286/.386/.421, .807, 7 HR, 58 RBI

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