The Minor League Baseball Yearly (MiLBY) Awards are given annually to the most outstanding

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, teams, single-game performances, plays, moments, homers, and promotions of the year. Initiated by Minor League Baseball in as the "This Year in Minor League Baseball Awards", the awards were renamed the "MiLBY Awards" in 2008.

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select the nominees for and winners of the awards, via the

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system on MiLB.com, the official website of Minor League Baseball.

2005–2009

;2005 :''See footnote'' *Offensive Player:

Brandon Wood Richard Brandon Wood (born March 2, 1985) is an American former professional baseball infielder and Minor League Baseball manager. He played for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball from 2007 throu ...

, R. Cucamonga *Starting Pitcher:

Justin Verlander Justin Brooks Verlander ( ; born February 20, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros. From Manakin-Sabot, ...

, Lakeland *Relief Pitcher: Jermaine Van Buren, Iowa *Foreign-Born Player:

Francisco Liriano Francisco Liriano Casillas (born October 26, 1983) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, ...

, Rochester *Breakthrough Performer: Rich Hill, Iowa *Team:

Jacksonville Suns The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. They are located in Jacksonville, Florida, and are named for shrimp caught in the area. The team pla ...

*Single-Game Performance:

Ian Snell Ian Dante Snell (born October 30, 1981) is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Seattle Mariners. From 2001 to 2003, he went by the name Ian Oquendo ...

, Indianapolis ;2006 :''See footnote'' ;2007 :''See footnote'' ;2008 :''See footnote'' *Overall Best Hitter:

Matt Wieters Matthew Richard Wieters (; born May 21, 1986) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Nationals, and St. Louis Cardinals. Wieters played college basebal ...

, (Baltimore Orioles) *Overall Best Starter:

Jhoulys Chacín Jhoulys Jose Chacín Molina ( ; born January 7, 1988) is an American-Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He previously played for the Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels, San Diego Padre ...

, (Colorado Rockies) *Overall Best Reliever:

Rob Delaney Rob Delaney (born January 19, 1977) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and activist. He was the co-star and co-writer of the TV show ''Catastrophe'', and has appeared in comedy films such as ''Deadpool 2'' (2018) and ''Tom & Jerry'' (2021). ...

(Minnesota Twins) *Overall Best Single-Game Performance:

Micah Hoffpauir James Micah Hoffpauir (born March 1, 1980) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder. He was drafted in 2000 by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 44th round (1,301st overall), but he did not sign and returned to coll ...

(Chicago Cubs) *Overall Best Team:

Augusta GreenJackets The Augusta GreenJackets are a Minor League Baseball team of the Carolina League and the Single-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. They play their home games at SRP Park in North Augusta, South Carolina, which opened in April 2018. They previous ...

(San Francisco Giants) ;2009 :''See footnote'' *Overall Best Hitter: Chris Carter (Oakland A's) *Best Hitter (Triple-A): *Best Hitter (Double-A): *Best Hitter (Class A Advanced): *Best Hitter (Class A): *Best Hitter (Short Season): *Overall Best Starter: Dan Hudson (Chicago White Sox) *Best Starter (Triple-A): *Best Starter (Double-A): *Best Starter (Class A Advanced): *Best Starter (Class A): *Best Starter (Short Season): *Overall Best Reliever:

Dan Runzler Daniel Joseph Runzler (born March 30, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who is the pitching coach for the Low-A San Jose Giants of the San Francisco Giants organization. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the G ...

(San Francisco Giants) *Best Reliever (Triple-A): *Best Reliever (Double-A): *Best Reliever (Class A Advanced): *Best Reliever (Class A): *Best Reliever (Short Season): *Overall Best Single Game:

Jeanmar Gómez Jeanmar Alejandro Gómez (born February 10, 1988) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, and Tex ...

(Cleveland Indians) *Best Single Game (Triple-A): *Best Single Game (Double-A): *Best Single Game (Class A Advanced): *Best Single Game (Class A): *Best Single Game (Short Season): *Overall Best Team:

Fort Wayne TinCaps The Fort Wayne TinCaps are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. They are located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and play their home games at Parkview Field. They won their lone Midwest Le ...

(San Diego Padres) *Best Team (Triple-A): *Best Team (Double-A): *Best Team (Class A Advanced): *Best Team (Class A): *Best Team (Short Season):

2010–2014

;2010 :''See footnote'' *Best Starter (Triple-A):

Brandon Dickson Brandon Lee Dickson (born November 3, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffal ...

, Memphis *Best Starter (Double-A):

Elih Villanueva Elih Christopher Villanueva (born July 26, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Wild Health Genomes of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, who draf ...

, Jacksonville *Best Starter (Class A Advanced):

Anthony Bass Anthony Edward Bass (born November 1, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Chica ...

, Lake Elsinore *Best Starter (Class A – Full Season):

Matt Magill Matthew William Magill (born November 10, 1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, and Seattle Mariners. Professional career Los ...

, Great Lakes *Best Starter (Class A – Short Season):

Yohan Almonte Yohan may refer to: *Yohan (name) Yohan is a male given name of many origins. The Syriac Aramaic meaning is "God is merciful". It is also shortened version of the Hebrew word "Yohanan" meaning "Yahweh is gracious". Notable people with the name i ...

, Brooklyn *Best Hitter (Triple-A): Brad Snyder, Iowa *Best Hitter (Double-A):

Tagg Bozied Robert Tanios Taggert "Tagg" Bozied (born July 24, 1979) is a former American professional baseball first baseman. He was an All-American college baseball player as well as member of the United States national baseball team. Baseball career High ...

, Reading *Best Hitter (Class A Advanced): Tyler Moore, Potomac *Best Hitter (Class A – Full Season): J. D. Martinez, Lexington *Best Hitter (Class A – Short Season):

Corey Dickerson McKenzie Corey Dickerson (born May 22, 1989) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies (2013–2015), Tampa Bay Rays (2016–2017), ...

, Casper *Best Reliever (Triple-A):

Jonathan Albaladejo Jonathan Albaladejo Santana ( ; born October 30, 1982) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Washington Nationals, New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks in Major League Baseball (MLB), as well as the Yomi ...

, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre *Best Reliever (Double-A):

Brandon Gomes Brandon Gomes (born July 15, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current baseball executive. He played for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2011 to 2015. After his playing career ended, Gomes joine ...

, San Antonio *Best Reliever (Class A Advanced):

Matt Daly Matthew "Matt" Daly (born 8 July 1983) is an English field hockey player. Daly made his international debut in 2005. He competed for England and Great Britain at numerous tournaments, including the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Daly was born ...

, Dunedin *Best Reliever (Class A – Full Season):

Josh Zeid Joshua Alexander Zeid ( ; born March 24, 1987) is an American-Israeli former professional baseball pitcher. He plays for Team Israel. He formerly played for the Houston Astros of MLB. Zeid played for the gold-medal-winning Team USA Youth Natio ...

, Lakewood *Best Reliever (Class A – Short Season):

Chase Whitley Chase Coleman Whitley (born June 14, 1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, and Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball from 2014 through 2018. Early life Whitley graduated ...

, Staten Island *Best Single Game (Triple-A):

R. A. Dickey Robert Allen Dickey (born October 29, 1974) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays and Atlanta Bra ...

, Buffalo *Best Single Game (Double-A):

Kyle Drabek Kyle Jordan Drabek (born December 8, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox, and Arizona Diamondbacks. Drabek is the son of former major-l ...

, New Hampshire *Best Single Game (Class A Advanced): Nathan Moreau, Frederick *Best Single Game (Class A – Full Season):

Jake Brigham Jacob Daniel Brigham (born February 10, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2015 with the Atlanta Braves ...

, Hickory *Best Single Game (Class A – Short Season):

Daniel Adamson Daniel Adamson (30 April 1820 – 13 January 1890) was an English engineer who became a successful manufacturer of boilers and was the driving force behind the inception of the Manchester Ship Canal project during the 1880s. Early life Adamson ...

, Tri-City *Best Team (Triple-A):

Columbus Clippers The Columbus Clippers are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. They are located in Columbus, Ohio, and are named for speedy Merchant ship, mercha ...

(International League) *Best Team (Double-A):

Trenton Thunder The Trenton Thunder are a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League. They are located in Trenton, New Jersey, and play their home games at Trenton Thunder Ballpark. From 1994 to 2020, it was a Minor League Baseball team of the Doub ...

(Eastern League) *Best Team (Class A Advanced):

Tampa Yankees Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and ...

(Florida State League) *Best Team (Class A – Full Season):

Great Lakes Loons The Great Lakes Loons are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. They are located in Midland, Michigan, and play their home games at Dow Diamond, which opened in April 2007. Histor ...

(Midwest League) *Best Team (Class A – Short Season):

Helena Brewers The Helena Brewers were a Minor League Baseball team in the Pioneer League located in Helena, Montana, from 1978 to 2018. The team played their home games at Kindrick Legion Field, which was built in 1939. They were affiliated with the Milwauke ...

(Pioneer League) ;2011 :''Note: In 2011, MiLB re-named one category ("Game", instead of "Single Game") and added four new categories, for a total of nine categories. In three of the new categories (Play of the Year, Moment of the Year, and Homer of the Year), one overall winner is chosen for all of minor-league baseball. In the fourth new category (Promo of the Year), there are overall winners in each of five subcategories: Best Promotion (of all types), Best Theme Night, Best Giveaway, Best Celebrity Appearance, and Best Miscellaneous Promotion. *Best Starter (Triple-A):

Graham Godfrey Graham H. Godfrey (born August 9, 1984) is a former professional baseball player. He played for the Oakland Athletics in Major League Baseball. Career Amateur Godfrey attended Memorial High School in Houston, Texas and the College of Charleston. ...

, Sacramento *Best Starter (Double-A):

Garrett Richards Garrett Thomas Richards (born May 27, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers. Amateur care ...

, Arkansas *Best Starter (Class A Advanced): Darin Gorski, St. Lucie *Best Starter (Class A – Full Season):

Josh Smith Joshua Smith (born December 5, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Entering the NBA straight out of high school, Smith played nine seasons with the Atlant ...

, Dayton *Best Starter (Class A – Short Season): Brennan Smith, Connecticut *Best Hitter (Triple-A):

Bryan LaHair Bryan Allan LaHair (born November 5, 1982) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka ...

, Iowa *Best Hitter (Double-A):

Tim Wheeler Timothy James Arthur Wheeler (born 4 January 1977) is a Northern Irish singer, songwriter, and musician for the alternative rock band Ash. He has written nearly all of Ash's notable works, such as " Oh Yeah", " Shining Light", " Girl from Mars ...

, Tulsa *Best Hitter (Class A Advanced): Ian Gac, Winston-Salem *Best Hitter (Class A – Full Season):

Derek Dietrich Derek Richard Dietrich (born July 18, 1989) is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins, Cincinnati Reds and Texas Rangers. ...

, Bowling Green *Best Hitter (Class A – Short Season):

Taylor Lindsey Taylor Thomas Lindsey (born December 2, 1991) is a professional baseball player who is currently a free agent. Career Los Angeles Angels Lindsey was drafted 37th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draf ...

, Orem *Best Reliever (Triple-A):

, Durham *Best Reliever (Double-A):

Cory Burns Cory Wade Burns (born October 9, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, and Texas Rangers and Lancaster Barnstormers of the independent Atlantic Lea ...

, Akron *Best Reliever (Class A Advanced):

Preston Guilmet Preston Blake Guilmet ( ; born July 27, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Tor ...

, Kinston *Best Reliever (Class A – Full Season):

Drew Hayes Lawrence Andrew "Drew" Hayes (July 20, 1969 – March 21, 2007) was a writer and graphic artist who is best known as the creator of the long-running independent comic book series ''Poison Elves'' . Hayes began self-publishing ''I, Lusiphur'' ...

, Dayton *Best Reliever (Class A – Short Season): Logan Billbrough, Johnson City *Best Team (Triple-A):

(International League) *Best Team (Double-A):

New Hampshire Fisher Cats The New Hampshire Fisher Cats are a Minor League Baseball team based in Manchester, New Hampshire. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays major league club. During the team's first seas ...

(Eastern League) *Best Team (Class A Advanced):

Kinston Indians The Kinston Indians were a Minor League Baseball team of the Carolina League (CL) located in Kinston, North Carolina, from 1978 to 2011. They played their home games at Grainger Stadium, which opened in 1949. The team began play in 1978 as the Ki ...

(Carolina League) *Best Team (Class A – Full Season):

Greensboro Grasshoppers The Greensboro Grasshoppers are a Minor League Baseball team based in Greensboro, North Carolina. They are members of the South Atlantic League and are the High-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. They play their home games at First National ...

(South Atlantic League) *Best Team (Class A – Short Season):

Vancouver Canadians The Vancouver Canadians are a Minor League Baseball team located in Vancouver, British Columbia. They are members of the Northwest League and are affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays. The Canadians play their home games at Nat Bailey Stadium. ...

(Northwest League)

References

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2005–2009

2010–2014

See also

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