MiLB Announces 2025 Single-A League Awards And All-Stars

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (MiLB) ANNOUNCES 2025 SINGLE-A LEAGUE AWARDS AND ALL-STAR TEAMS

Rancho Cucamonga’s Quintero, Kannapolis’ Bonemer and Daytona’s Duno claim Most Valuable Player Awards

Sept. 16, 2025 — Minor League Baseball (MiLB) today announced the league award winners and All-Star teams for the three leagues that make up the Single-A classification in Major League Baseball’s Player Development system.

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI)
Catcher	Lamar King Jr.	Lake Elsinore	San Diego	.286/.370/.408, .778, 4 HR, 37 RBI
First Base	Jakob Christian	San Jose	San Francisco	.272/.355/.460, .815, 10 HR, 60 RBI
Second Base	Elijah Hainline	Rancho Cucamonga	Los Angeles (NL)	.298/.430/.421, .851, 4 HR, 29 RBI, 20 SB
Third Base	Harold Coll	Inland Empire	Los Angeles (AL)	.276/.369/.422, .791, 9 HR, 62 RBI, 29 SB
Shortstop	Ryan Jackson	Lake Elsinore	San Diego	.298/.442/.418, .860, 3 HR, 33 RBI
Outfield	Eduardo Quintero	Rancho Cucamonga	Los Angeles (NL)	.306/.426/.533, .959, 14 HR, 53 RBI, 35 SB
Outfield	Dakota Jordan	San Jose	San Francisco	.311/.377/.497, .874, 14 HR, 82 RBI, 27 SB
Outfield	Carlos Gutierrez	San Jose	San Francisco	.351/.445/.452, .897, 2 HR, 30 RBI, 26 SB
Utility	Jean Carlos Sio	San Jose	San Francisco	.311/.398/.422, .820, 5 HR, 58 RBI
Designated Hitter	Raudi Rodriguez	Inland Empire	Los Angeles (AL)	.281/.372/.470, .842, 14 HR, 83 RBI, 38 SB
Pitchers	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (G, W/L, ERA, SO, SO/9, AVG)
Starting Pitcher	Jacob Bresnahan	San Jose	San Francisco	22, 9-3, 2.61, 124, 12.00, .201
Starting Pitcher	Christian Zazueta	Rancho Cucamonga	Los Angeles (NL)	16, 7-2, 2.44, 80, 10.85, .215
Starting Pitcher	Kash Mayfield	Lake Elsinore	San Diego	19, 1-5, 2.97, 88, 13.05, .207
Starting Pitcher	Ryan Sloan	Modesto	Seattle	18, 2-2, 3.44, 77, 9.81, .249
Reliever	Benny Thompson	Inland Empire	Los Angeles (AL)	44, 4-2, 1.91, 100, 14.67, .149
Reliever	Fidel Ulloa	Fresno	Colorado	26, 3-2, 1.77, 46, 11.61, .222
Manager of the Year	Ydwin Villegas	San Jose	San Francisco	81-51, Most wins in Single-A
Most Valuable Player	Eduardo Quintero	Rancho Cucamonga	Los Angeles (NL)	.306/.426/.533, .959, 14 HR, 53 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Jacob Bresnahan	San Jose	San Francisco	22, 9-3, 2.61, 124, 12.00, .201
Top MLB Prospect	Eduardo Quintero	Rancho Cucamonga	Los Angeles (NL)	.306/.426/.533, .959, 14 HR, 53 RBI

CAROLINA LEAGUE

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI)
Catcher	Yasmil Bucce	Delmarva	Baltimore	.255/.401/.413, .814, 8 HR, 50 RBI
First Base	Eric Bitonti	Carolina	Milwaukee	.238/.341/.421, .762, 19 HR, 77 RBI
Second Base	Luis Peña	Carolina	Milwaukee	.308/.375/.469, .844, 6 HR, 52 RBI, 41 SB
Third Base	Jorgelys Mota	Fredericksburg	Washington	.270/.341/.409, .750, 6 HR, 42 RBI, 25 SB
Shortstop	Caleb Bonemer	Kannapolis	Chicago (AL)	.281/.400/.458, .858, 10 HR, 58 RBI, 27 SB
Outfield	Tommy Hawke	Lynchburg	Cleveland	.309/.453/.382, .835, 0 HR, 22 RBI, 63 SB
Outfield	Theo Gillen	Charleston	Tampa Bay	.267/.433/.387, .820, 5 HR, 18 RBI, 36 SB
Outfield	Justin Gonzales	Salem	Boston	.298/.381/.423, .804, 4 HR, 27 RBI
Utility	Jesús Made	Carolina	Milwaukee	.267/.373/.388, .761, 4 HR, 46 RBI, 40 SB
Designated Hitter	Maxton Martin	Hickory	Texas	.259/.343/.440, .783, 12 HR, 64 RBI
Pitchers	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (G, W/L, ERA, SO, SO/9, AVG)
Starting Pitcher	David Shields	Columbia	Kansas City	18, 3-1, 2.01, 81, 10.17, .218
Starting Pitcher	Jose Urbina	Charleston	Tampa Bay	19, 7-2, 2.05, 96, 9.36, .207
Starting Pitcher	Jostin Florentino	Myrtle Beach	Chicago (NL)	11, 4-3, 1.96, 67, 10.11, .187
Starting Pitcher	Melvin Hernandez	Carolina	Milwaukee	24, 10-5, 2.00, 97, 7.18, .217
Reliever	Merritt Beeker	Fredericksburg	Washington	38, 3-2, 1.85, 78, 11.08, .192
Reliever	Sean Matson	Lynchburg	Cleveland	20, 3-2, 1.21, 70, 10.56, .161
Manager of the Year	Jordan Smith	Lynchburg	Cleveland	70-59, Best record in the league
Most Valuable Player	Caleb Bonemer	Kannapolis	Chicago (AL)	.281/.400/.458, .858, 10 HR, 58 RBI, 27 SB
Pitcher of the Year	David Shields	Columbia	Kansas City	18, 3-1, 2.01, 81, 10.17, .218
Top MLB Prospect	Jesús Made	Carolina	Milwaukee	.267/.373/.388, .761, 4 HR, 46 RBI, 40 SB

FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI)
Catcher	Alfredo Duno	Daytona	Cincinnati	.287/.430/.518, .948, 18 HR, 81 RBI
First Base	Trace Willhoite	St. Lucie	New York (NL)	.265/.382/.470, .852, 14 HR, 66 RBI
Second Base	Aroon Escobar	Clearwater	Philadelphia	.285/.377/.452, .829, 11 HR, 42 RBI
Third Base	Deniel Ortiz	Palm Beach	St. Louis	.285/.406/.446, .852, 10 HR, 36 RBI, 31 SB
Shortstop	Sammy Stafura*	Daytona/ Bradenton	CIN/PIT	.260/.388/.411, .799, 4 HR, 48 RBI, 28 SB
Outfield	Marshall Toole	Tampa	New York (AL)	.305/.406/.479, .885, 5 HR, 48 RBI, 44 SB
Outfield	Jackson Strong	Lakeland	Detroit	.277/.382/.438, .820, 5 HR, 42 RBI
Outfield	Edward Florentino	Bradenton	Pittsburgh	.262/.380/.503, .883, 10 HR, 36 RBI, 29 SB
Utility	Carlos Sanchez	Daytona	Cincinnati	.308/.429/.449, .878, 4 HR, 29 RBI
Designated Hitter	Rainiel Rodriguez	Palm Beach	St. Louis	.249/.373/.498, .871, 13 HR, 43 RBI
Pitchers	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (G, W/L, ERA, SO, SO/9, AVG)
Starting Pitcher	Lucas Elissalt	Lakeland	Detroit	16, 4-1, 2.48, 77, 10.61, .183
Starting Pitcher	Jason Savacool	Palm Beach	St. Louis	11, 4-2, 1.61, 46, 7.39, .189
Starting Pitcher	Liomar Martinez	Jupiter	Miami	22, 5-5, 3.30, 119, 10.60, .197
Starting Pitcher	Wellington Aracena**	St. Lucie	New York (NL)	17, 1-1, 2.38, 84, 11.75, .166
Reliever	Inmer Lobo	Bradenton	Pittsburgh	13, 2-0, 1.71, 35, 9.95, .191
Reliever	Chris Veach	Tampa	New York (AL)	43, 2-4, 2.53, 75, 11.84, .219
Manager of the Year	Rene Rivera	Lakeland	Detroit	75-53, won both halves and reached finals
Most Valuable Player	Alfredo Duno	Daytona	Cincinnati	.287/.430/.518, .948, 18 HR, 81 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Lucas Elissalt	Lakeland	Detroit	16, 4-1, 2.48, 77, 10.61, .183
Top MLB Prospect	Alfredo Duno	Daytona	Cincinnati	.287/.430/.518, .948, 18 HR, 81 RBI

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