Topps Minor League Player of the Year Award
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| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| League | Minor League Baseball |
| Awarded for | Player of the Year |
| Country | United States, Canada, Mexico |
| Presented by | The Topps Company Minor League Baseball |
| History | |
| First award | 1960 |
| First winner | Al Cicotte |
| Most wins | Roger Freed (1970, 1976) Sandy Alomar Jr. (1988, 1989) |
| Most recent | Byron Buxton (2013) |
The Topps Minor League Player of the Year Award was presented by The Topps Company in conjunction with Minor League Baseball to a minor-league player deemed to have had the most outstanding season. It was awarded annually beginning in 1960, but has not been issued since 2013. A newspaper report of the 1972 result, the first tie in the award's history, noted that winners were selected via a poll of minor league baseball writers.[1]
It has also been known, circa 1970 onward, as the J. G. Taylor Spink Award,[2][a] although use of that naming has been inconsistent over time. Namesake J. G. Taylor Spink was publisher of The Sporting News from 1914 until his death in 1962.
This section lists players who have won the award, from its inception in 1960 through 2013 when it was last known to have been awarded. Blank entries indicate a winner is unknown, or the award may not have been issued.
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