MiLB Announces 2026 Triple A Awards

Minor League Baseball has announced the 2026 award winners and All-Star teams for the Triple-A classification, spanning both the International League and Pacific Coast League. Columbus catcher Cooper Ingle and Albuquerque outfielder Zac Veen were named the Most Valuable Players for their respective leagues.

Additional individual honors recognized Pitchers of the Year Brendan Beck and Carson Seymour, Top Prospects Max Clark and Charlie Condon, and Managers of the Year Matthew LeCroy and Scott Hennessey. Full All-Star rosters were also established to highlight leading position players and pitchers.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (MiLB) ANNOUNCES 2026 TRIPLE-A LEAGUE AWARDS AND ALL-STAR TEAMS

Albuquerque’s Veen and Columbus’ Ingle claim Most Valuable Player Awards

Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) tonight announced the league awards and All-Star teams for the two leagues that make up the Triple-A classification in Major League Baseball’s player development system. The teams were announced on MLB Network during the broadcast of the Triple-A Championship game in Las Vegas.

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI)
Catcher	Cooper Ingle	Columbus	Cleveland	.297/.424/.528, .952, 20 HR, 69 RBI
First Base	Ralphy Velazquez	Columbus	Cleveland	.278/.363/.541, .904, 22 HR, 63 RBI
Second Base	Max Anderson	Toledo	Detroit	.302/.386/.477, .863, 15 HR, 57 RBI
Third Base	Yohandy Morales	Rochester	Washington	.286/.363/.519, .882, 25 HR, 76 RBI
Shortstop	Angel Genao	Columbus	Cleveland	.309/.395/.494, .889, 10 HR, 42 RBI
Outfield	Héctor Rodríguez	Louisville	Cincinnati	.274/.347/.533, .880, 27 HR, 69 RBI
Outfield	Walker Jenkins	St. Paul	Minnesota	.308/.407/.532, .939, 12 HR, 28 RBI
Outfield	Luis Lara	Nashville	Milwaukee	.321/.432/.470, .902, 9 HR, 42 RBI, 24 SB
Designated Hitter	Joshua Báez	Memphis	St. Louis	.256/.328/.573, .901, 34 HR, 90 RBI, 21 SB
Utility	Trey Lipscomb	Rochester	Washington	.287/.325/.536, .861, 32 HR, 94 RBI
Pitchers	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (G, W/L, ERA, SO, SO/9, AVG)
Starting Pitcher	Brendan Beck	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	New York (AL)	25, 10-2, 2.93, 151, 10.04, .210
Starting Pitcher	Owen Murphy	Gwinnett	Atlanta	18, 5-8, 3.07, 94, 8.75, .198
Starting Pitcher	Elmer Rodríguez	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	New York (AL)	21, 8-4, 2.45, 105, 8.89, .221
Starting Pitcher	Quinn Mathews	Memphis	St. Louis	21, 5-4, 3.27, 120, 10.91, .179
Reliever	Franco Aleman	Columbus	Cleveland	33, 3-1, 1.32, 50, 13.24, .154, 10 SV
Reliever	Jack Ralston	Jacksonville	Miami	39, 6-2, 1.66, 75, 11.31, .157, 2 SV
Award	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W/L, ERA, SO, SO/9, AVG)
Manager of the Year	Matthew LeCroy	Rochester	Washington	90-58, Most wins in MiLB, League Champs
Most Valuable Player	Cooper Ingle	Columbus	Cleveland	.297/.424/.528, .952, 20 HR, 69 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Brendan Beck	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	New York (AL)	25, 10-2, 2.93, 151, 10.04, .210
Top MLB Prospect	Max Clark	Toledo	Detroit	.276/.368/.434, .802, 11 HR, 42 RBI, 21 SB

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI)
Catcher	Brian Serven	Las Vegas	Athletics	.308/.401/.538, .939, 9 HR, 46 RBI
First Base	Charlie Condon	Albuquerque	Colorado	.273/.390/.514, .904, 27 HR, 98 RBI
Second Base	Christian Moore	Salt Lake	Los Angeles (AL)	.302/.431/.512, .943, 11 HR, 60 RBI
Third Base	Brock Rodden	Tacoma	Seattle	.262/.342/.499, .841, 19 HR, 65 RBI
Shortstop	Denzer Guzman	Salt Lake	Los Angeles (AL)	.336/.403/.571, .974, 12 HR, 57 RBI
Outfield	James Tibbs III	Oklahoma City	Los Angeles (NL)	.287/.409/.532, .941, 30 HR, 107 RBI
Outfield	Zac Veen	Albuquerque	Colorado	.327/.402/.635, 1.037, 24 HR, 87 RBI
Outfield	Sterlin Thompson	Albuquerque	Colorado	.329/.475/.530, 1.005, 14 HR, 62 RBI, 21 SB
Designated Hitter	Niko Kavadas	Salt Lake	Los Angeles (AL)	.316/.451/.608, 1.059, 15 HR, 59 RBI
Utility	Kyren Paris	Salt Lake	Los Angeles (AL)	.307/.427/.554, .981, 13 HR, 50 RBI
Pitchers	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (G, W/L, ERA, SO, SO/9, AVG)
Starting Pitcher	Carson Seymour	Sacramento	San Francisco	22, 5-2, 3.79, 70, 8.29, .241
Starting Pitcher	Carson Whisenhunt	Sacramento	San Francisco	17, 6-4, 4.15, 90, 9.84, .250
Starting Pitcher	George Klassen	Salt Lake	Los Angeles (AL)	19, 6-6, 3.96, 88, 8.70, .240
Starting Pitcher	Christian Romero	Oklahoma City	Los Angeles (NL)	30, 11-5, 4.06, 115, 7.65, .267
Reliever	Roddery Muñoz	Sugar Land	Houston	53, 4-5, 3.06, 76, 12.91, .192, 12 SV
Reliever	Seth Halvorsen*	Oklahoma City	Los Angeles (NL)	26, 1-1, 1.32, 37, 12.18, .202, 8 SV
Award	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W/L, ERA, SO, SO/9, AVG)
Manager of the Year	Scott Hennessey	Oklahoma City	Los Angeles (NL)	89-60, Best record in PCL
Most Valuable Player	Zac Veen	Albuquerque	Colorado	.327/.402/.635, 1.037, 24 HR, 87 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Carson Seymour	Sacramento	San Francisco	22, 5-2, 3.79, 70, 8.29, .241
Top MLB Prospect	Charlie Condon	Albuquerque	Colorado	.273/.390/.514, .904, 27 HR, 98 RBI

*- was traded from Colorado to Los Angeles (NL) on July 20, 2026, in exchange for RHP Nick Frasso and OF Landyn Vidourek

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