USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award
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Listed below in chronological order are the Minor League Baseball players chosen by USA Today as recipients of the USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award. Since 1988, the annual award is given to the minor-league player who is judged by USA Today baseball experts as having had the most outstanding season.
[edit] Winners (by year)
- 1988 - Mike Harkey (P) (Chicago Cubs)
- 1989 - Todd Zeile (C/1B/3B) (St. Louis Cardinals)
- 1990 - Tino Martínez (1B) (Seattle Mariners)
- 1991 - Mark Wohlers (P) (Atlanta Braves)
- 1992 - Carlos Delgado (1B) (Toronto Blue Jays)
- 1993 - Cliff Floyd (OF) (Montreal Expos)
- 1994 - Billy Ashley (OF) (Los Angeles Dodgers)
- 1995 - Andruw Jones (OF) (Atlanta Braves)
- 1996 - Andruw Jones (OF) (Atlanta Braves)
- 1997 - Ben Grieve (OF) (Oakland Athletics)
- 1998 - Gabe Kapler (OF) (Detroit Tigers)
- 1999 - Rick Ankiel (P) (St. Louis Cardinals)
- 2000 - Josh Hamilton (OF) (Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
- 2001 - Josh Beckett (P) (Florida Marlins)
- 2002 - José Reyes (SS) (New York Mets)
- 2003 - Prince Fielder (1B) (Milwaukee Brewers)
- 2004 - Jeff Francis (P) (Colorado Rockies)
- 2005 - Francisco Liriano (P) (Minnesota Twins)
- 2006 - Matt Garza (P) (Minnesota Twins)
- 2007 - Justin Upton (OF) (Arizona Diamondbacks)
- 2008 - David Price (P) (Tampa Bay Rays)
- 2009 - Jason Heyward (OF) (Atlanta Braves)
[edit] See also
- MiLB This Year in Minor League Baseball Awards Hitter of the Year
- MiLB This Year in Minor League Baseball Awards Starter of the Year
- MiLB This Year in Minor League Baseball Awards Reliever of the Year
- Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year Award
- Baseball awards#U.S. minor leagues
