Minor League Baseball
Awards
| Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year Award | |||||||||||
| Year | Name | POS | Team(s) | ||||||||
| 1981 | Mike Marshall | 1B | Albuquerque Dukes/Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||||||
| 1982 | Ron Kittle | OF | Edmonton Trappers/Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| 1983 | Dwight Gooden | RHP | Lynchburg Mets (Mets) | ||||||||
| 1984 | Mike Bielecki | RHP | Hawaii Islanders/Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||
| 1985 | Jose Canseco | OF | Huntsville Stars/Tacoma Tigers/Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| 1986 | Gregg Jefferies | SS | Columbia Mets/Lynchburg Mets/Jackson Mets (Mets) | ||||||||
| 1987 | Gregg Jefferies | SS | Jackson Mets/Tidewater Tides/New York Mets | ||||||||
| 1988 | Tom Gordon | RHP | Appleton Foxes/Memphis Chicks/Omaha Royals/Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| 1989 | Sandy Alomar, Jr. | C | Las Vegas Stars/San Diego Padres | ||||||||
| 1990 | Frank Thomas | 1B | Birmingham Barons/Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| 1991 | Derek Bell | OF | Syracuse Chiefs/Toronto Blue Jays | ||||||||
| 1992 | Tim Salmon | OF | Edmonton Trappers/California Angels | ||||||||
| 1993 | Manny Ramirez | OF | Canton-Akron Indians/Charlotte Knights/Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| 1994 | Derek Jeter | SS | Tampa Yankees/Albany-Colonie Yankees/Columbus Clippers (Yankees) | ||||||||
| 1995 | Andruw Jones | OF | Macon Braves | ||||||||
| 1996 | Andruw Jones | OF | Durham Bulls/Greenville Braves/Richmond Braves/Atlanta Braves | ||||||||
| 1997 | Paul Konerko | 1B | Albuquerque Dukes/Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||||||
| 1998 | Eric Chavez | 3B | Huntsville Stars/Edmonton Trappers/Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| 1999 | Rick Ankiel | LHP | Arkansas Travelers/Memphis Redbirds/St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| 2000 | Joe Rauch | RHP | Winston-Salem Warthogs/Birmingham Barons (White Sox) | ||||||||
| 2001 | Josh Beckett | RHP | Brevard County Manatees/Portland Sea Dogs/Florida Marlins | ||||||||
| 2002 | Rocco Baldelli | OF | Bakersfield Blaze/Orlando Rays/Durham Bulls (Devil Rays) | ||||||||
| 2003 | Joe Mauer | C | Fort Myers Miracle/New Britain Rock Cats (Twins) | ||||||||
| 2004 | Jeff Francis | LHP | Tulsa Drillers/Colorado Springs Sky Sox/Colorado Rockies | ||||||||
| 2005 | Delmon Young | OF | Montgomery Biscuits/Durham Bulls | ||||||||
| 2006 | Alex Gordon | 3B | Wichita Wranglers | ||||||||
| 2007 | Jay Bruce | OF | Sarasoa Reds/Chattanooga Lookouts/Louisville Bats | ||||||||
| 2008 | Matt Wieters | C | Frederick Keys/Bowie Baysox | ||||||||
The first product endorsement was Merrells Penetrating Oil, by first baseman, manager Charles Comiskey in 1887.
