MiLB Announces 2025 High A League Awards And All-Stars
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ANNOUNCES 2025 HIGH CLASS-A LEAGUE AWARDS AND ALL-STAR TEAMS
Everett’s Montes, Greensboro’s Valdez and West Michigan’s Pacheco claim Most Valuable Player Awards
Sept. 17, 2025 — Minor League Baseball (MiLB) today announced the league award winners and All-Star teams for the three leagues that make up the High Class-A classification in Major League Baseball’s player development system.
MIDWEST LEAGUE
| Position | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) |
| Catcher | Jacob Cozart | Lake County | Cleveland | .229/.344/.364, .708, 7 HR, 38 RBI |
| First Base | Callan Moss* | Quad Cities | Kansas City | .270/.372/.418, .790, 7 HR, 70 RBI |
| Second Base | Jefferson Rojas | South Bend | Chicago (NL) | .278/.379/.492, .871, 11 HR, 44 RBI |
| Third Base | Izaac Pacheco | West Michigan | Detroit | .258/.388/.499, .887, 17 HR, 68 RBI |
| Shortstop | John Peck | West Michigan | Detroit | .307/.364/.452, .816, 10 HR, 59 RBI |
| Outfield | Max Clark | West Michigan | Detroit | .285/.430/.427, .857, 7 HR, 47 RBI |
| Outfield | Josue De Paula | Great Lakes | Los Angeles (NL) | .263/.406/.421, .827, 12 HR, 44 RBI, 32 SB |
| Outfield | Kendall George | Great Lakes | Los Angeles (NL) | .295/.409/.370, .779, 3 HR, 34 RBI, 100 SB |
| Utility | Jadher Areinamo** | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | .297/.355/.463, .818, 11 HR, 51 RBI |
| Designated Hitter | Alfonsin Rosario | Lake County | Cleveland | .268/.362/.490, .852, 16 HR, 47 RBI |
| Pitchers | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats (G, W/L, ERA, SO, SO/9, AVG) |
| Starting Pitcher | Josh Hartle | Lake County | Cleveland | 22, 10-2, 2.35, 100, 8.71, .195 |
| Starting Pitcher | Miguel Mendez | Fort Wayne | San Diego | 12, 7-3, 1.32, 70, 10.27, .180 |
| Starting Pitcher | Tyson Hardin | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 11, 4-3, 2.34, 62, 9.68, .258 |
| Starting Pitcher | Andrew Sears | West Michigan | Detroit | 20, 7-4, 2.95, 94, 10.28, .208 |
| Reliever | Garrett Hawkins | Fort Wayne | San Diego | 32, 8-1, 1.43, 60, 12.27, .116 |
| Reliever | Colin Fields | West Michigan | Detroit | 32, 8-2, 1.64, 80, 10.91, .169 |
| Manager of the Year | Tony Cappuccilli | West Michigan | Detroit | 92-39, Best record in MiLB since 1997 |
| Most Valuable Player | Izaac Pacheco | West Michigan | Detroit | .258/.388/.499, .887, 17 HR, 68 RBI |
| Pitcher of the Year | Josh Hartle | Lake County | Cleveland | 22, 10-2, 2.35, 100, 8.71, .195 |
| Top MLB Prospect | Kevin McGonigle | West Michigan | Detroit | .372/.462/.648, 1.110, 7 HR, 39 RBI |
**- traded to Tampa Bay on July 26, 2025, in exchange for catcher Danny Jansen.
NORTHWEST LEAGUE
| Position | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) |
| Catcher | Cole Messina | Spokane | Colorado | .259/.358/.382, .740, 7 HR, 42 RBI |
| First Base | Charlie Szykowny | Eugene | San Francisco | .276/.339/.478, .817, 21 HR, 85 RBI |
| Second Base | Michael Arroyo | Everett | Seattle | .269/.422/.512, .934, 15 HR, 39 RBI |
| Third Base | Cutter Coffey | Vancouver | Toronto | .273/.359/.427, .786, 11 HR, 62 RBI |
| Shortstop | Colt Emerson | Everett | Seattle | .281/.388/.453, .841, 11 HR, 51 RBI |
| Outfield | Lazaro Montes | Everett | Seattle | .268/.387/.572, .959, 18 HR, 50 RBI |
| Outfield | Jared Thomas | Spokane | Colorado | .330/.427/.495, .922, 11 HR, 45 RBI, 22 SB |
| Outfield | Bo Davidson | Eugene | San Francisco | .309/.412/.507, .919, 10 HR, 56 RBI |
| Utility | Braylen Wimmer | Spokane | Colorado | .302/.376/.503, .879, 14 HR, 53 RBI, 26 SB |
| Designated Hitter | Ryan Waldschmidt | Hillsboro | Arizona | .268/.415/.447, .862, 9 HR, 43 RBI |
| Pitchers | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats (G, W/L, ERA, SO, SO/9, AVG) |
| Starting Pitcher | Daniel Eagen | Hillsboro | Arizona | 19, 7-5, 2.49, 132, 12.16, .184 |
| Starting Pitcher | Gage Stanifer | Vancouver | Toronto | 18, 4-5, 3.20, 115, 13.62, .204 |
| Starting Pitcher | Ryan Johnson | Tri-City | Los Angeles (AL) | 12, 4-3, 1.88, 65, 10.20, .196 |
| Starting Pitcher | Fernando Perez | Vancouver | Toronto | 20, 6-4, 3.05, 84, 8.01, .242 |
| Reliever | Chay Yeager | Vancouver | Toronto | 25, 4-2, 1.77, 43, 10.85, .126, 4 SV |
| Reliever | Tyler Cleveland | Everett | Seattle | 23, 0-0, 0.86, 37, 10.63, .107, 2 SV |
| Manager of the Year | Jeremiah Knackstedt | Eugene | San Francisco | 81-51, reached league championship series |
| Most Valuable Player | Lazaro Montes | Everett | Seattle | .268/.387/.572, .959, 18 HR, 50 RBI |
| Pitcher of the Year | Daniel Eagen | Hillsboro | Arizona | 19, 7-5, 2.49, 132, 12.16, .184 |
| Top MLB Prospect | Colt Emerson | Everett | Seattle | .281/.388/.453, .841, 11 HR, 51 RBI |
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
| Position | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) |
| Catcher | Chris Suero | Brooklyn | New York (NL) | .240/.382/.455, .837, 13 HR, 51 RBI, 25 SB |
| First Base | Will Bush | Asheville | Houston | .247/.370/.441, .811, 12 HR, 36 RBI |
| Second Base | Sam Antonacci | Winston-Salem | Chicago (AL) | .279/.425/.412, .837, 4 HR, 29 RBI, 27 SB |
| Third Base | Jacob Reimer | Brooklyn | New York (NL) | .284/.384/.502, .886, 8 HR, 39 RBI |
| Shortstop | Konnor Griffin | Greensboro | Pittsburgh | .325/.432/.510, .942, 7 HR, 36 RBI, 33 SB |
| Outfield | Esmerlyn Valdez | Greensboro | Pittsburgh | .303/.385/.592, .977, 20 HR, 57 RBI |
| Outfield | Keith Jones II | Hub City | Texas | .270/.406/.451, .857, 10 HR, 35 RBI |
| Outfield | Carson Benge | Brooklyn | New York (NL) | .302/.417/.480, .897, 4 HR, 37 RBI |
| Utility | Aron Estrada | Aberdeen | Baltimore | .284/.369/.429, .798, 5 HR, 40 RBI, 30 SB |
| Designated Hitter | Jeral Perez | Winston-Salem | Chicago (AL) | .244/.315/.448, .763, 22 HR, 70 RBI |
| Pitchers | Name | Team | MLB Affiliate | Stats (G, W/L, ERA, SO, SO/9, AVG) |
| Starting Pitcher | David Davalillo | Hub City | Texas | 11, 4-1, 2.12, 68, 12.00, .170 |
| Starting Pitcher | Michael Forret | Aberdeen | Baltimore | 16, 1-2, 1.51, 76, 11.46, .152 |
| Starting Pitcher | Kyle Carr | Hudson Valley | New York (AL) | 22, 8-6, 1.96, 104, 7.84, .190 |
| Starting Pitcher | Josh Trentadue | Hub City | Texas | 15, 1-2, 1.15, 71, 11.69, .148 |
| Reliever | Hueston Morrill | Hudson Valley | New York (AL) | 33, 4-1. 0.42, 38, 11.37, .110, 6 SV |
| Reliever | Eric Loomis | Hub City | Texas | 25, 3-0, 1.80, 55, 14.14, .116, 4 SV |
| Manager of the Year | Blake Butler | Greensboro | Pittsburgh | 88-43, 2nd-best record in the minors |
| Most Valuable Player | Esmerlyn Valdez | Greensboro | Pittsburgh | .303/.385/.592, .977, 20 HR, 57 RBI |
| Pitcher of the Year | Kyle Carr | Hudson Valley | New York | (AL) 22, 8-6, 1.96, 104, 7.84, .190 |
| Top MLB Prospect | Konnor Griffin | Greensboro | Pittsburgh | .325/.432/.510, .942, 7 HR, 36 RBI, 33 SB |
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