Southern League Most Valuable Player Award

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Southern League
Most Valuable Player Award
Awarded for Southern League's Regular Season MVP
Country United States
First awarded 1972
Currently held by Max Kepler

The Southern League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual award given to the best player in minor league baseball's Southern League. In 1972, Mike Reinbach won the first ever Southern League MVP Award.

First basemen, with 11 winners, have won the most among infielders, followed by third basemen (4) and second basemen and shortstops (2). Seven catchers have also won the award. One player who won the award was a designated hitter. Eighteen outfielders have won the MVP Award, the most of any position.

Eight players from the Columbus Astros/Mudcats/Carolina Mudcats have been selected for the MVP Award, more than any other teams in the league, followed by the Huntsville Stars, Knoxville Smokies/Sox/Tennessee Smokies, Memphis Chicks, and West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (5); the Orlando Twins/Montgomery Biscuits (4); the Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, and Jacksonville Expos/Suns (3); the Greenville Braves, Mobile BayBears, and Nashville Sounds (2); and the Asheville Tourists, Charlotte O's, and Montgomery Rebels (1).

Six players from the Chicago White Sox Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the MVP Award, more than any other, followed by the Houston Astros organization (4); the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays organizations (3); the Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (2); and the Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, and San Diego Padres organizations (1).

Key

*
 Indicates multiple award winners in the same year
^
 Denotes player who is still active
Position Indicates the player's primary position

Winners

Andrés Galarraga, 1984 Southern League MVP
Jose Canseco, 1985 Southern League MVP
Delmon Young, 2005 Southern League MVP
Joey Votto, 2006 Southern League MVP
Year Winner Team Organization Position Ref
1972 Mike Reinbach Asheville Tourists Baltimore Orioles Outfielder [1]
1973 Jerry Moxey Columbus Astros Houston Astros Outfielder [2]
1974 Nyls Nyman Knoxville Sox Chicago White Sox Outfielder [3]
1975 Mike Squires Knoxville Sox Chicago White Sox First baseman [4]
1976 Larry Foster Knoxville Sox Chicago White Sox Outfielder [5]
1977 Alan Trammell Montgomery Rebels Detroit Tigers Shortstop [6]
1978 Eddie Gates Memphis Chicks Montreal Expos Outfielder [7]
1979* Danny Heep Columbus Astros Houston Astros Outfielder [8]
1979* Alan Knicely Columbus Astros Houston Astros Catcher [9]
1980 Steve Balboni Nashville Sounds New York Yankees First baseman [10]
1981 Tim Laudner Orlando Twins Minnesota Twins Catcher [11]
1982 Brian Dayett Nashville Sounds New York Yankees Outfielder [12]
1983 John Morris Jacksonville Suns Kansas City Royals Outfielder [13]
1984 Andrés Galarraga Jacksonville Expos Montreal Expos First baseman [14]
1985 Jose Canseco Huntsville Stars Oakland Athletics Outfielder [15]
1986 Terry Steinbach Huntsville Stars Oakland Athletics Catcher [16]
1987 Tom Dodd Charlotte O's Baltimore Orioles Designated hitter [17]
1988 Matt Winters Memphis Chicks Kansas City Royals Outfielder [18]
1989 Eric Anthony Columbus Mudcats Houston Astros Outfielder [19]
1990 Jeff Conine Memphis Chicks Kansas City Royals First baseman [20]
1991 Ryan Klesko Greenville Braves Atlanta Braves First baseman [21]
1992 Javy López Greenville Braves Atlanta Braves Catcher [22]
1993 Carlos Delgado Knoxville Smokies Toronto Blue Jays Catcher [23]
1994 Mark Johnson Carolina Mudcats Pittsburgh Pirates First baseman [24]
1995 Jason Kendall Carolina Mudcats Pittsburgh Pirates Catcher [25]
1996 Derrek Lee Memphis Chicks San Diego Padres First baseman [26]
1997 Ben Grieve Huntsville Stars Oakland Athletics Right fielder [27]
1998 Gabe Kapler Jacksonville Suns Detroit Tigers Outfielder [28]
1999 Brady Clark Chattanooga Lookouts Cincinnati Reds Right fielder [29]
2000 Joe Crede Birmingham Barons Chicago White Sox Third baseman [30]
2001 Josh Phelps Tennessee Smokies Toronto Blue Jays Catcher [31]
2002 Aaron Miles Birmingham Barons Chicago White Sox Second baseman [32]
2003 Corey Hart^ Huntsville Stars Milwaukee Brewers Third baseman [33]
2004 Richard Lewis West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Chicago Cubs Second baseman [34]
2005 Delmon Young^ Montgomery Biscuits Tampa Bay Devil Rays Right fielder [35]
2006 Joey Votto^ Chattanooga Lookouts Cincinnati Reds First baseman [36]
2007 Evan Longoria^ Montgomery Biscuits Tampa Bay Devil Rays Third baseman [37]
2008 Gaby Sánchez^ Carolina Mudcats Florida Marlins First baseman [38]
2009 Desmond Jennings^ Montgomery Biscuits Tampa Bay Rays Center fielder [39]
2010 Dave Sappelt^ Carolina Mudcats Cincinnati Reds Center fielder [40]
2011 Paul Goldschmidt^ Mobile BayBears Arizona Diamondbacks First baseman [41]
2012 Hunter Morris^ Huntsville Stars Milwaukee Brewers First baseman [42]
2013 Marcus Semien^ Birmingham Barons Chicago White Sox Shortstop [43]
2014 Jake Lamb^ Mobile BayBears Arizona Diamondbacks Third baseman [44]
2015 Max Kepler^ Chattanooga Lookouts Minnesota Twins Outfielder [45]

References

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