Minor League Baseball Announces 2023 Triple-A Awards and All-Star Team

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ANNOUNCES 2023 TRIPLE-A LEAGUE AWARDS AND ALL-STAR TEAMS

Memphis’ Baker and Oklahoma City’s Busch claim Most Valuable Player Awards

Oct. 4, 2023 — Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) today announced the league awards and All-Star teams for the two leagues that make up the Triple-A classification. Votes were cast by league managers, and final decisions were determined by the Commissioner’s Office.

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats Hitters: AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI Pitchers: G, W-L, ERA, K, Sv Managers: W-L
First Base	Luken Baker	Memphis	St. Louis	.334/.439/.720, 1.159, 33 HR, 98 RBI
Second Base	Jonathan Aranda	Durham	Tampa Bay	.339/.449/.613, 1.062, 25 HR, 81 RBI
Shortstop	Weston Wilson	Lehigh Valley	Philadelphia	.259/.363/.515, .878, 31 HR, 86 RBI
Third Base	Justyn-Henry Malloy	Toledo	Detroit	.277/.417/.474, .891, 23 HR, 83 RBI
Catcher	Ivan Herrera	Memphis	St. Louis	.297/.451/.500, .951, 10 HR, 60 RBI
Outfield	Estevan Florial	Scranton/W-B	New York (AL)	.284/.380/.565, .945, 28 HR, 79 RBI
Outfield	Colton Cowser	Norfolk	Baltimore	.300/.417/.520, .937, 17 HR, 62 RBI
Outfield	Wilyer Abreu	Worcester	Boston	.274/.391/.538, .929, 22 HR, 65 RBI
Designated Hitter	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	Louisville	Cincinnati	.331/.405/.637, 1.042, 20 HR, 62 RBI
Utility	Xavier Edwards	Jacksonville	Miami	.351/.429/.457, .886, 7 RBI, 47 RBI
Starting Pitcher	Robert Gasser	Nashville	Milwaukee	26 G, 9-1, 3.79 ERA, 166 SO
Starting Pitcher	Quinn Priester	Indianapolis	Pittsburgh	22 G, 9-4, 4.00 ERA, 116 SO
Starting Pitcher	Allan Winans	Gwinnett	Atlanta	23 G, 9-4, 2.85 ERA, 113 SO
Starting Pitcher	Louie Varland	St. Paul	Minnesota	16 G, 7-1, 3.97 ERA, 88 SO
Reliever	Anthony Maldonado	Jacksonville	Miami	34 G, 7-3, 1.76 ERA, 71 SO, 9 SV
Reliever	Kody Funderburk	St. Paul	Minnesota	37 G, 4-1, 2.60 ERA, 75 SO, 5 SV
Manager of the Year	Buck Britton	Norfolk	Baltimore	Int’l League and Triple-A Champions
Most Valuable Player	Luken Baker	Memphis	St. Louis	.334/.439/.720, 1.159, 33 HR, 98 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Robert Gasser	Nashville	Milwaukee	26 G, 9-1, 3.79 ERA, 166 SO
Top MLB Prospect	Masyn Winn	Memphis	St. Louis	.288/.359/.474, .833, 18 HR, 61 RBI

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats Hitters: AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI Pitchers: G, W-L, ERA, K, Sv Managers: W-L
First Base	Trey Cabbage	Salt Lake	Los Angeles (AL)	.306/.379/.596, .975, 30 HR, 89 RBI
Second Base	Michael Stefanic	Salt Lake	Los Angeles (AL)	.365/.463/.467, .930, 5 HR, 62 RBI
Shortstop	Tyler Fitzgerald	Sacramento	San Francisco	.287/.358/.499, .857, 20 HR, 69 RBI
Third Base	Michael Busch	Oklahoma City	Los Angeles (NL)	.323/.431/.618, 1.049, 27 HR, 90 RBI
Catcher	Sam Huff	Round Rock	Texas	.298/.399/.548, .947, 17 HR, 67 RBI
Outfield	Cody Thomas	Las Vegas	Oakland	.301/.361/.562, .923, 23 HR, 109 RBI
Outfield	Dominic Canzone	Reno	Arizona	.354/.431/.634, 1.065, 16 HR, 71 RBI
Outfield	Jo Adell	Salt Lake	Los Angeles (AL)	.273/.375/.586, .961, 24 HR, 57 RBI
Designated Hitter	Trenton Brooks	Sacramento	San Francisco	.286/.400/.516, .916, 22 HR, 90 RBI
Utility	Coco Montes	Albuquerque	Colorado	.317/.400/.550, .915, 22 HR, 89 RBI
Starting Pitcher	Cody Bradford	Round Rock	Texas	14 G, 9-2, 3.63 ERA, 65 SO
Starting Pitcher	Gavin Stone	Oklahoma City	Los Angeles (NL)	21 G, 7-4, 4.74 ERA, 120 SO
Starting Pitcher	Kyle Harrison	Sacramento	San Francisco	20 G, 1-3, 4.66 ERA, 105 SO
Starting Pitcher	Robert Dugger	Round Rock	Texas	29 G, 7-10, 4.31 ERA, 143 SO
Reliever	Riley O’Brien	Tacoma	Seattle	51 G, 2-5, 2.29 ERA, 86 SO, 15 SV
Reliever	Ray Kerr	El Paso	San Diego	36 G, 6-0, 2.25 ERA, 42 SO, 10 SV
Manager of the Year	Fran Riordan	Las Vegas	Oakland	75-74 record
Most Valuable Player	Michael Busch	Oklahoma City	Los Angeles (NL)	.323/.431/.618, 1.049, 27 HR, 90 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Cody Bradford	Round Rock	Texas	14 G, 9-2, 3.63 ERA, 65 SO
Top MLB Prospect	Michael Busch	Oklahoma City	Los Angeles (NL)	.323/.431/.618, 1.049, 27 HR, 90 RBI

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