TheMidwest League Top MLB Prospect Award is an annual award given to the best rookie player inMinor League Baseball'sMidwest League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by leaguemanagers.^[1] League broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, and members of the media have previously voted as well.^[2] Though the league was established in 1947,^[3] the award was not created until 1956 as theProspect of the Year Award.^[4] After the cancellation of the 2020 season,^[5] the league was known as theHigh-A Central in 2021 before reverting to the Midwest League name in 2022.^[6][7] The Top MLB Prospect Award began to be issued instead of the Prospect of the Year Award in 2021.^[2]

Sixteenoutfielders have won the Top MLB Prospect Award, the most of any position.Shortstops, with 15 winners, have won the most amonginfielders, followed bythird basemen (4),first basemen (3), andsecond basemen (1). Thirteenpitchers and fivecatchers have also won the award.

Twenty-four players who have won the Top MLB Prospect Award also won theMidwest League Most Valuable Player Award in the same season:Willie Wilson (1975),Paul Molitor (1977), Bill Foley (1978), Dave Stockstill (1979),Von Hayes (1980),Luis Medina (1986), Tom Redington (1989),Reggie Sanders (1990),Salomón Torres (1991),Steve Gibralter (1992),Pablo Ozuna (1998),Albert Pujols (2000),Adrián González (2001),Prince Fielder (2003),Brian Dopirak (2004),Carlos González (2005),Ben Revere (2008),Dee Strange-Gordon (2009),Mike Trout (2010),Rymer Liriano (2011),Byron Buxton (2013),Eloy Jiménez (2016),Bo Bichette (2017), andAndy Pages (2021).^[2][4]

Six players from theCedar Rapids Kernels have been selected for the Top MLB Prospect Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by theBeloit Sky Carp andWaterloo Indians (5); theSouth Bend Cubs (4); theBurlington Bees,Clinton Pirates,Great Lakes Loons,Lansing Lugnuts,Peoria Chiefs,Quad Cities River Bandits, andWest Michigan Whitecaps (3); theDayton Dragons,Fort Wayne TinCaps,Kenosha Twins,Wausau Timbers, andWisconsin Timber Rattlers (2); and theBowling Green Hot Rods,Decatur Commodores,Kane County Cougars,Kokomo Dodgers,Michigan City White Caps, andRockford Royals (1).

Eight players from theMinnesota TwinsMajor League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the award, more than any other, followed by theChicago Cubs organization (6); theCincinnati Reds organization (5); theDetroit Tigers,Kansas City Royals,Los Angeles Dodgers, andMilwaukee Brewers organizations (4); theSan Francisco Giants andSt. Louis Cardinals organizations (3); theArizona Diamondbacks,Atlanta Braves,Cleveland Guardians,Miami Marlins, andSeattle Mariners organizations (2); and theBoston Red Sox,Los Angeles Angels,Pittsburgh Pirates,San Diego Padres,Tampa Bay Rays, andToronto Blue Jays organizations (1).

Active Midwest League teams appear inbold.

Active Midwest League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear inbold.

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General

• "Midwest League Award Winners".Midwest League. Minor League Baseball. Archived fromthe original on January 26, 2022. RetrievedDecember 16, 2022.

• Awards established in 1956
• Minor league baseball trophies and awards
• Midwest League
• Rookie player awards

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