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

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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