Minor League Baseball Announced 2022 Double-A All-Star Teams and League Awards

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ANNOUNCES 2022 DOUBLE-A ALL-STAR TEAMS AND LEAGUE AWARDS

Biloxi’s Reetz, Erie’s Nieporte and Springfield’s Gómez claim Most Valuable Player Awards

New York City, Nov. 8, 2022 — Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) today announced the league awards and All-Star teams for the three leagues that make up the Double-A classification. Votes were cast by league managers.

EASTERN LEAGUE

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv)
Catcher	Francisco Alvarez	Binghamton	New York (NL)	.277/.368/.553, .921, 18 HR, 47 RBI
First Base	Quincy Nieporte	Erie	Detroit	.270/.331/.536, .867, 31 HR, 91 RBI
Second Base	Connor Norby	Bowie	Baltimore	.298/.389/.571, .960, 17 HR, 46 RBI
Third Base	Brett Baty	Binghamton	New York (NL)	.312/.406/.544, .950, 19 HR, 59 RBI
Shortstop	Ezequiel Tovar	Hartford	Colorado	.318/.386/.545, .932, 15 HR, 57 RBI
Outfield	Parker Meadows	Erie	Detroit	.275/.354/.466, .820, 16 HR, 51 RBI
Outfield	Elijah Dunham	Somerset	New York (AL)	.248/.348/.448, .796, 17 HR, 63 RBI
Outfield	George Valera	Akron	Cleveland	.264/.367/.470, .837, 15 HR, 59 RBI
Designated Hitter	Andres Chaparro	Somerset	New York (AL)	.289/.369/.594, .963, 19 HR, 52 RBI
Right-Handed Starter	Tanner Bibee	Akron	Cleveland	13 G, 6-1, 1.83 ERA, 81 SO
Left-Handed Starter	Joey Cantillo	Akron	Cleveland	14 G, 4-3, 1.93 ERA, 87 SO
Reliever	Carson Coleman	Somerset	New York (AL)	35 G, 2-3, 2.86 ERA, 15 SV

Award	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (Record) (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv)
Manager of the Year	Dan Fiorito	Somerset	New York (AL)	83-53, League champions
Most Valuable Player	Quincy Nieporte	Erie	Detroit	.270/.331/.536, .867, 31 HR, 91 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Tanner Bibee	Akron	Cleveland	13 G, 6-1, 1.83 ERA, 81 SO
Top MLB Prospect	Ezequiel Tovar	Hartford	Colorado	.318/.386/.545, .932, 15 HR, 57 RBI

SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv)
Catcher	Jakson Reetz	Biloxi	Milwaukee	.281/.392/.636, 1.028, 22 HR, 58 RBI
First Base	Troy Johnston	Pensacola	Miami	.292/.360/.450, .810, 10 HR, 49 RBI
Second Base	Brett Wisely	Montgomery	Tampa Bay	.274/.371/.460, .831, 15 HR, 56 RBI
Third Base	Jake Slaughter	Tennessee	Chicago (NL)	.293/.389/.534, .923, 20 HR, 68 RBI
Shortstop	Lenyn Sosa	Birmingham	Chicago (AL)	.331/.384/.549, .911, 14 HR, 48 RBI
Outfield	Alexander Canario	Tennessee	Chicago (NL)	.248/.329/.552, .881, 24 HR, 61 RBI
Outfield	Yonathan Perlaza	Tennessee	Chicago (NL)	.255/.358/.491, .849, 23 HR, 73 RBI
Outfield	Kameron Misner	Montgomery	Tampa Bay	.251/.384/.431, .815, 16 HR, 62 RBI
Designated Hitter	Niko Hulsizer	Montgomery	Tampa Bay	.279/.367/.557, .924, 18 HR, 56 RBI
Right-Handed Starter	Taj Bradley	Montgomery	Tampa Bay	16 G, 3-1, 1.70 ERA, 88 SO
Left-Handed Starter	Jared Shuster	Mississippi	Atlanta	17 G, 6-7, 2.78 ERA, 106 SO
Reliever	Eric Torres	Rocket City	Los Angeles (AL)	42 G, 2-2, 1.59 ERA, 81 SO

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (Record) (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv)
Manager of the Year	Andy Schatzley	Rocket City	Los Angeles (AL)	81-57, Best record in league
Most Valuable Player	Jakson Reetz	Biloxi	Milwaukee	.281/.392/.636, 1.028, 22 HR, 58 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Taj Bradley	Montgomery	Tampa Bay	16 G, 3-1, 1.70 ERA, 88 SO
Top MLB Prospect	Taj Bradley	Montgomery	Tampa Bay	16 G, 3-1, 1.70 ERA, 88 SO

TEXAS LEAGUE

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L. ERA, SO/Sv)
Catcher	Juan Centeno	Amarillo	Arizona	.302/.349/.514, .863, 14 HR, 58 RBI
First Base	Leandro Cedeno	Amarillo	Arizona	.310/.374/.563, .937, 30 HR, 93 RBI
Second Base	Edouard Julien	Wichita	Minnesota	.300/.441/.490, .931, 17 HR, 67 RBI
Third Base	Jordan Walker	Springfield	St. Louis	.306/.388/.510, .898, 19 HR, 68 RBI
Shortstop	Blaze Alexander	Amarillo	Arizona	.306/.388/.539, .927, 17 HR, 54 RBI
Outfield	Justin Dirden	Corpus Christi	Houston	.324/.411/.616, 1.027, 20 HR, 73 RBI
Outfield	Corbin Carroll	Amarillo	Arizona	.313/.430/.643, 1.073, 16 HR, 39 RBI
Outfield	Matt Wallner	Wichita	Minnesota	.299/.436/.597, 1.033, 21 HR, 64 RBI
Designated Hitter	Moises Gomez	Springfield	St. Louis	.321/.401/.705, 1.106, 23 HR, 54 RBI
Right-Handed Starter	Taylor Dollard	Arkansas	Seattle	27 G, 16-2, 2.25 ERA, 131 SO
Left-Handed Starter	Kody Funderburk	Wichita	Minnesota	32 G, 10-5, 2.94 ERA, 103 SO
Reliever	Cody Laweryson	Wichita	Minnesota	19 G, 5-0, 1.06 ERA, 69 SO

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (Record) (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv)
Manager of the Year	Jared Goedert	Frisco	Texas	74-63, League champions
Most Valuable Player	Moises Gomez	Springfield	St. Louis	.321/.401/.705, 1.106, 23 HR, 54 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Taylor Dollard	Arkansas	Seattle	27 G, 16-2, 2.25 ERA, 131 SO
Top MLB Prospect	Jordan Walker	Springfield	St. Louis	.306/.388/.510, .898, 19 HR, 68 RBI

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