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California League
Most Valuable Player Award
SportBaseball
LeagueCalifornia League
Awarded forRegular season most valuable player of the California League
CountryUnited States
Presented byCalifornia League
History
First awardSpider Jorgensen (1941)
Most recentLazaro Montes (2024)

The California League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual award given to the best player in minor league baseball's California League. In 1941, John Jorgensen won the first ever California League MVP Award. After the cancellation of the 2020 season, the league was known as the Low-A West in 2021 before reverting to the California League name in 2022.

First basemen, with 13 winners, have won the most among infielders, followed by shortstops (7), third basemen (5), and second basemen (4). Ten catchers have also won the award. Seven players who won the award were pitchers. Twenty-eight outfielders have won the MVP Award, the most of any position. Six players played during seasons for which position information is unavailable.

Sixteen players from the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the MVP Award, more than any other, followed by the San Diego Padres organization (8); the California/Los Angeles Angels and San Francisco Giants organizations (6); the Minnesota Twins organization (5); the St. Louis Cardinals organization (4); the Colorado Rockies, Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, and Seattle Mariners organization (3); the Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays organizations (2); and the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, and New York Mets organizations (1). Six players competed for teams that were unaffiliated with Major League Baseball organizations.

Key

* Indicates multiple award winners in the same year
Position Indicates the player's primary position if known

Winners

Tommy Glaviano, 1946 California League MVP
Rocco Baldelli, 2002 California League MVP
Paul Goldschmidt, 2010 California League MVP
Billy Hamilton, 2012 California League MVP
Corey Seager, 2014 California League MVP
A. J. Reed, 2015 California League MVP
Year Winner Team Organization Position Ref(s).
1941 Spider Jorgensen Santa Barbara Saints Brooklyn Dodgers Third baseman
1942 Sal Taormina San Jose Owls unaffiliated Outfielder
1946 Tommy Glaviano Fresno Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals unknown
1947 Ed Samcoff Stockton Ports unaffiliated
1949 Earl Escalante Bakersfield Indians Cleveland Indians Pitcher
1950 Dick Wilson Modesto Reds Pittsburgh Pirates First baseman
1952 Larry Jackson Fresno Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher
1953 Tex Clevenger San Jose Red Sox Boston Red Sox Pitcher
1954 Bob Thorpe Stockton Ports Chicago Cubs Pitcher
1955 Pumpsie Green unaffiliated unknown
1956 Dick Whitman San Jose JoSox
1957 Vada Pinson Visalia Redlegs Cincinnati Redlegs
1958 Neil Wilson Fresno Giants San Francisco Giants Catcher
1959 Willie Davis Reno Silver Sox Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder
1960 Robert Arrighi Pitcher
1961 Don Williams Shortstop
1962 William Haas First baseman
1963 José Vidal Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder
1964 Ollie Brown Fresno Giants San Francisco Giants Outfielder
1965 Mike Epstein Stockton Ports Baltimore Orioles First baseman
1966 Dave Duncan Modesto Reds Kansas City Athletics Catcher
1967 Leron Lee St. Louis Cardinals Outfielder
1968 Ted Simmons Catcher
1969 Junior Kennedy Stockton Ports Baltimore Orioles Shortstop
1970 Sonny Johnson Bakersfield Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder
1971 George Theodore Visalia Mets New York Mets Outfielder
1972 Skip James Fresno Giants San Francisco Giants First baseman
1973 John Balaz Salinas Packers California Angels Outfielder
1974 Gary Alexander Fresno Giants San Francisco Giants Catcher
1975 Gene Richards Reno Silver Sox unaffiliated Outfielder
1976 Thad Bosley Salinas Angels California Angels Outfielder
1977 Kelly Snider Lodi Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers First baseman
1978 Steve Douglas Visalia Oaks Minnesota Twins Outfielder
1979* Mike Marshall Lodi Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers First baseman
1979* Les Pearsey Visalia Oaks Minnesota Twins Third baseman
1980* Jaime Cocanower Stockton Ports Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher
1980* Candy Maldonado Lodi Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder
1981 Kent Hrbek Visalia Oaks Minnesota Twins First baseman
1982 Kevin McReynolds Reno Padres San Diego Padres Outfielder
1983 Stan Holmes Visalia Oaks Minnesota Twins Catcher
1984 Glenn Braggs Stockton Ports Milwaukee Brewers Outfielder
1985 Eric Hardgrave Reno Padres San Diego Padres First baseman
1986 Ty Dabney Fresno Giants San Francisco Giants Third baseman
1987 Luis Lopez Bakersfield Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers Catcher
1988 Paul Faries Riverside Red Wave San Diego Padres Second baseman
1989 John Jaha Stockton Ports Milwaukee Brewers First baseman
1990 Frank Bolick Stockton Ports
San Bernardino Spirit 		Milwaukee Brewers
Seattle Mariners 		unknown
1991 Matt Mieske High Desert Mavericks San Diego Padres unknown
1992 Marty Cordova Visalia Oaks Minnesota Twins Outfielder
1993 Tim Clark High Desert Mavericks Florida Marlins Outfielder
1994 Todd Greene Lake Elsinore Storm California Angels Catcher
1995 Adam Riggs San Bernardino Spirit Los Angeles Dodgers Second baseman
1996 D. T. Cromer Modesto A's Oakland Athletics Outfielder
1997 Mike Stoner High Desert Mavericks unaffiliated Outfielder
1998 Brad Penny Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher
1999 Chin-Feng Chen San Bernardino Stampede Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder
2000 Juan Silvestre Lancaster JetHawks Seattle Mariners Outfielder
2001 Xavier Nady Lake Elsinore Storm San Diego Padres First baseman
2002 Rocco Baldelli Bakersfield Blaze Tampa Bay Devil Rays Outfielder
2003 Josh Barfield Lake Elsinore Storm San Diego Padres Second baseman
2004 Brian Stavisky Modesto A's Oakland Athletics Outfielder
2005 Brandon Wood Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Shortstop
2006 Reid Brignac Visalia Oaks Tampa Bay Devil Rays Shortstop
2007 Bubba Bell Lancaster JetHawks Boston Red Sox Outfielder
2008 Carlos Santana Inland Empire 66ers Los Angeles Dodgers Catcher
2009 Alex Liddi High Desert Mavericks Seattle Mariners Third baseman
2010 Paul Goldschmidt Visalia Rawhide Arizona Diamondbacks First baseman
2011 Kent Matthes Modesto Nuts Colorado Rockies Outfielder
2012 Billy Hamilton Bakersfield Blaze Cincinnati Reds Shortstop
2013 Zach Borenstein Inland Empire 66ers Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Outfielder
2014 Corey Seager Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Los Angeles Dodgers Shortstop
2015 A. J. Reed Lancaster JetHawks Houston Astros First baseman
2016 Luis Urías Lake Elsinore Storm San Diego Padres Second baseman
2017 D. J. Peters Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder
2018 Rylan Bannon Third baseman
2019* Luis Campusano Lake Elsinore Storm San Diego Padres Catcher
2019* Luis Castro Lancaster JetHawks Colorado Rockies First baseman
2020 None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Luis Matos San Jose Giants San Francisco Giants Outfielder
2022 Edgar Quero Inland Empire 66ers Los Angeles Angels Catcher
2023 Ryan Ritter Fresno Grizzlies Colorado Rockies Shortstop
2024 Lazaro Montes Modesto Nuts Seattle Mariners Outfielder

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