Editing Arizona Fall League (section)

==Awards==
===Most Valuable Player award===
{{see also|Baseball awards#Winter leagues (affiliated)}}

First presented in 2002 and named for [[Joe Black]] of the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]], the award honors the 1952 [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|National League Rookie of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Desme Wins AFL MVP Award |date=November 23, 2009 |work=[[CBS Sports]] |url=http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/messages/chrono/18505780 |access-date=January 30, 2010}} See [[Grant Desme]], the 2009 recipient.</ref>

[[File:20100522 Eric Duncan Mississippi Braves.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.8|[[Eric Duncan (baseball)|Eric Duncan]] was league MVP in 2005.]]
[[File:Royce Lewis.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.8|[[Royce Lewis]] was league MVP in 2019.]]

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Joe Black MVP Award winners
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Player
!scope="col"|Organization
!scope="col"|Position
!scope="col"|Team
!scope="col" class=unsortable|Ref
|-
|2002
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Ken|Harvey|dab=baseball}}
|[[Kansas City Royals]]||[[First baseman|1B]]||[[Scottsdale Scorpions]]||<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/brewers-keston-hiura-arizona-fall-league-mvp-c300866128|title=Brewers' Keston Hiura Arizona Fall League MVP|website=MLB.com|language=en|access-date=March 17, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2003
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jason|Dubois}}
|[[Chicago Cubs]]||[[Outfielder|OF]]||[[Mesa Solar Sox]]||<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2004
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Chris|Shelton|dab=baseball}}
|[[Detroit Tigers]]||[[Designated hitter|DH]]|| rowspan="2" |[[Grand Canyon Rafters]]||<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2005
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Eric|Duncan|dab=Eric Duncan (baseball)}}
|[[New York Yankees]]||[[Third baseman|3B]]||<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2006
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Chip|Cannon|nolink=y}}
|[[Toronto Blue Jays]]||[[First baseman|1B]]||[[Phoenix Desert Dogs]]||<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2007
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Sam|Fuld}}
|[[Chicago Cubs]]||[[Outfielder|OF]]|| rowspan="2" |[[Mesa Solar Sox]]||<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2008
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Tommy|Hanson}}
|[[Atlanta Braves]]||[[Pitcher|P]]||<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2009
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Grant|Desme}}
|[[Oakland Athletics]]||[[Outfielder|OF]]||[[Phoenix Desert Dogs]]||<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2010
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Dustin|Ackley}}
|[[Seattle Mariners]]||[[Second baseman|2B]]||[[Peoria Javelinas]]||<ref>{{cite web|first=Geoff|last=Baker|title=Can Dustin Ackley buck the Arizona Fall League MVP curse? The bar has been set pretty low|date=November 23, 2010|publisher= The Seattle Times Company|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/marinersblog/2013502623_can_dustin_ackley_buck_the_ari.html|access-date=December 7, 2011}}</ref>
|-
|2011
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Nolan|Arenado}}
|[[Colorado Rockies]]||[[Third baseman|3B]]||[[Salt River Rafters]]||<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2012
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Chris|McGuiness}}
|[[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]||[[First baseman|1B]]||[[Surprise Saguaros]]||<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2013
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Kris|Bryant}}
|[[Chicago Cubs]]||[[Third baseman|3B]]||[[Mesa Solar Sox]]||<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2014
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Greg|Bird|dab=baseball}}
|[[New York Yankees]]||[[First baseman|1B]]||[[Scottsdale Scorpions]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/101542126/yankees-greg-bird-named-arizona-fall-league-mvp|title=Yankees' Bird named Arizona Fall League MVP|work=MLB.com|access-date=November 15, 2014|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170932/http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/101542126/yankees-greg-bird-named-arizona-fall-league-mvp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2015
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Adam|Engel}}
|[[Chicago White Sox]]||[[Outfielder|OF]]||[[Glendale Desert Dogs]]||<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2016
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Gleyber|Torres}}
|[[New York Yankees]]||[[Shortstop|SS]]||[[Scottsdale Scorpions]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/yankees-teenage-prospect-gleyber-torres-named-2016-arizona-fall-league-mvp/|title=Yankees teenage prospect Gleyber Torres named 2016 Arizona Fall League MVP|work=CBS Sports|access-date=November 19, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2017
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Ronald|Acuña Jr.}}
|[[Atlanta Braves]]||[[Outfielder|OF]]|| rowspan="2" |[[Peoria Javelinas]]||<ref name=2017awards>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/milb/news/top-atlanta-braves-prospect-ronald-acuna-named-arizona-fall-league-mvp/c-262144518|title=Braves' Acuna caps breakout with MVP award|publisher=MiLB.com|access-date=November 18, 2017}}</ref>
|-
|2018
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Keston|Hiura}}
|[[Milwaukee Brewers]]||[[Second baseman|2B]]||<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2019
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Royce|Lewis}}
|[[Minnesota Twins]]||[[Shortstop|SS]]||[[Salt River Rafters]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/royce-lewis-arizona-fall-league-mvp|title=Gleyber, Acuña, Hiura ... now Royce Lewis|website=[[MLB.com]]|author=William Boor|date=October 26, 2019|access-date=October 27, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2020
!scope="row" style="text-align:center" colspan="4"|''None (season cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]])''
|<ref name=2020can/>
|-
|2021
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Nelson|Velázquez}}
|[[Chicago Cubs]] || [[Outfielder|OF]] || [[Mesa Solar Sox]] || <ref name=Boor/>
|-
|2022
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Heston|Kjerstad}}
|[[Baltimore Orioles]] || [[Outfielder|OF]] || [[Scottsdale Scorpions]] || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Here are the 2022 AFL award winners |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/arizona-fall-league-awards-2022}}</ref>
|-
|2023
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|[[Jakob Marsee]]
|[[San Diego Padres]]|| OF || [[Peoria Javelinas]]|| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Padres' Marsee named Arizona Fall League MVP |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/padres-prospect-jakob-marsee-wins-arizona-fall-league-joe-black-mvp-award?t=arizona-fall-league-coverage}}</ref>
|-
|2024
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|Josue Briceño
| [[Detroit Tigers]] || 1B || [[Scottsdale Scorpions]]|| 
|}
Source:<ref name=Boor>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/nelson-velazquez-wins-arizona-fall-league-mvp-award |title=Cubs' Velazquez wins AFL MVP Award |first=William |last=Boor |date=November 20, 2021 |access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref>

===Stenson Award===
{{see also|Baseball awards#Winter leagues (affiliated)}}

The Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award was created in 2004, in memory of [[Dernell Stenson]],<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=stensde01| title = Dernell Stenson Stats}}. Baseball Almanac website. Retrieved December 31, 2010.</ref> an outfielder for the [[Scottsdale Scorpions]] (Cincinnati Reds), who was killed in a carjacking on November 5, 2003.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88922016/town-mourns-outfielder/ |title=Town mourns outfielder |agency=[[Cox News Service]] |newspaper=[[Rocky Mount Telegram]] |location=[[Rocky Mount, North Carolina]] |page=3C |date=November 7, 2003 |access-date=November 14, 2021}}</ref> The award is voted on by the managers and coaches of the six Arizona Fall League teams.<ref name=StensonAward>{{cite web|title=Stenson Award|publisher=Baseball Almanac|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/stenson_award.shtml|access-date=December 31, 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Mark Teahen on July 29, 2009.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.8|[[Mark Teahen]] won the first Stenson Award in 2004.]]
[[File:Tyler Stephenson (35226179322) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=.8|[[Tyler Stephenson]] won the Stenson Award in 2019.]]

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Stenson Award winners
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Player
!scope="col"|Organization
!scope="col"|Position
!scope="col"|Team
!scope="col" class=unsortable|Ref
|-
|2004
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mark|Teahen}}
|[[Kansas City Royals]]||[[Third baseman|3B]]|| rowspan="2" |[[Phoenix Desert Dogs]]||<ref name=StensonAward/>
|-
|2005
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Andre|Ethier}}
|[[Oakland Athletics]]||[[Outfielder|OF]]||<ref name=StensonAward/>
|-
|2006
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Kevin|Frandsen}}
|[[San Francisco Giants]]||[[Infielder|IF]]||[[Scottsdale Scorpions]]||<ref name=StensonAward/>
|-
|2007
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Sam|Fuld}}
|[[Chicago Cubs]]||[[Outfielder|OF]]|| rowspan="2" |[[Mesa Solar Sox]]||<ref name=StensonAward/>
|-
|2008
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jason|Donald|dab=baseball}}
|[[Philadelphia Phillies]]||[[Infielder|IF]]||<ref name=StensonAward/>
|-
|2009
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Russ|Mitchell|dab=baseball}}
|[[Los Angeles Dodgers]]||[[First baseman|1B]]||[[Peoria Javelinas]]||<ref name=StensonAward/>
|-
|2010
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Steve|Lombardozzi Jr.}}
|[[Washington Nationals]]||[[Third baseman|3B]]||[[Scottsdale Scorpions]]||<ref name=StensonAward/>
|-
|2011
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Kevin|Mattison}}
|[[Miami Marlins]]||[[Outfielder|OF]]||[[Surprise Saguaros]]||<ref name=StensonAward/>
|-
|2012
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Cole|Kimball}}
|[[Washington Nationals]]||[[Pitcher|P]]||[[Salt River Rafters]]||<ref name=StensonAward/>
|-
|2013
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Garin|Cecchini}}
|[[Boston Red Sox]]||[[Third baseman|3B]]|| rowspan="3" |[[Surprise Saguaros]]||<ref name=StensonAward/>
|-
|2014
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Patrick|Kivlehan}}
|[[Seattle Mariners]]||[[Third baseman|3B]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/101542002/mariners-prospect-patrick-kivlehan-wins-afls-dernell-stenson-sportsmanship-award|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141118185125/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/101542002/mariners-prospect-patrick-kivlehan-wins-afls-dernell-stenson-sportsmanship-award|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 18, 2014|title=Mariners prospect Patrick Kivlehan wins AFL's Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award|website=[[MLB.com]] |access-date=November 19, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2015
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Yadiel|Rivera}}
|[[Milwaukee Brewers]]||[[Infielder|IF]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/yadiel-rivera-wins-fall-league-stenson-award/c-157857970|title=Yadiel Rivera wins Fall League Stenson Award|website=[[MLB.com]] |access-date=November 19, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2016
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Austin|Nola}}
|[[Miami Marlins]]||[[Catcher|C]]||[[Mesa Solar Sox]]||<ref>{{cite web|last=Kramer|first=Daniel|url=http://m.marlins.mlb.com/news/article/209232816/marlins-austin-nola-wins-dernell-stenson-award/?topicid=153494546|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120150415/http://m.marlins.mlb.com/news/article/209232816/marlins-austin-nola-wins-dernell-stenson-award/?topicid=153494546|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 20, 2016|title=Nola wins Fall League's Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award|website=MLB.com|date=November 19, 2016|access-date=November 19, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2017
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Eric|Filia}}
|[[Seattle Mariners]]||[[Outfielder|OF]]||[[Peoria Javelinas]]||<ref name=2017awards/>
|-
|2018
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Cole|Tucker|dab=baseball}}
|[[Pittsburgh Pirates]]
|[[Shortstop|SS]]
|[[Surprise Saguaros]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gilbert|first=Steve|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/pirates-cole-tucker-wins-afl-stenson-award-c300866698|title=Pirates' Cole Tucker wins AFL Stenson award|website=MLB.com|language=en|date=November 17, 2018|access-date=March 17, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2019
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Tyler|Stephenson}}
|[[Cincinnati Reds]]||[[Catcher|C]]||[[Glendale Desert Dogs]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/tyler-stephenson-wins-afl-sportsmanship-award|title=Reds' Stephenson earns AFL's Stenson Award|website=MLB.com|author=Jesse Sanchez|date=October 26, 2019|access-date=October 27, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2020
!scope="row" style="text-align:center" colspan="4"|''None (season cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]])''
|<ref name=2020can/>
|-
|2021
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Logan|O'Hoppe}}
|[[Philadelphia Phillies]]
|[[Catcher|C]]
|[[Peoria Javelinas]]
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/logan-o-hoppe-wins-afl-dernell-stenson-award?t=arizona-fall-league-coverage |title=Phils' O'Hoppe wins AFL's Stenson Award |first=Jonathan |last=Mayo |website=MLB.com |date=November 20, 2021 |access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|2022
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Lawrence|Butler|dab=baseball}}
|[[Oakland Athletics]] || [[Outfielder|OF]]/[[First baseman|1B]] || [[Mesa Solar Sox]] || <ref>{{cite web |title=Here are the 2022 AFL award winners |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/arizona-fall-league-awards-2022}}</ref>
|-
|2023
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|Michael Trautwein
|[[Cincinnati Reds]]|| [[Catcher|C]]|| [[Surprise Saguaros]]|| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/arizona-fall-league-award-winners-2023}}</ref>
|-
|2024
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|Alejandro Osuna
| [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] || [[Outfielder|OF]] || [[Surprise Saguaros]] ||
|}

===Performance-based awards===
In 2021, the league added several awards: pitcher, hitter, reliever, breakout player, and defensive player of the year.<ref name="mayo2021" /> Winners are listed in the below table with their position and major-league organization.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Performance-based award winners
|-
! Year
! Pitcher
! Hitter
! Reliever
! Breakout player
! Defensive player
! Ref.
|-
| 2021
| [[Owen White (baseball)|Owen White]] (RHP, [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|TEX]])
| [[Juan Yepez]] (1B, [[St. Louis Cardinals|STL]])<br>[[J. J. Bleday]] (OF, [[Miami Marlins|MIA]])
| [[Graham Spraker]] (RHP, [[Toronto Blue Jays|TOR]])
| [[Elijah Dunham]] (OF, [[New York Yankees|NYY]])
| [[Jackson Cluff]] (SS, [[Washington Nationals|WSN]])
| <ref name="mayo2022">{{cite news |last= |first= |date= |title=Here are all the '22 AFL award winners |website=MLB.com |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/arizona-fall-league-awards-2022 |access-date=}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| [[Connor Thomas]] (LHP, [[St. Louis Cardinals|STL]])
| [[Zac Veen]] (OF, [[Colorado Rockies|COL]])
| [[Evan Reifert]] (RHP, [[Tampa Bay Rays|TB]])
| [[Edouard Julien]] (2B, [[Minnesota Twins|MIN]])
| [[Luis Matos (baseball, born 2002)|Luis Matos]] (OF, [[San Francisco Giants|SF]])
| <ref name=mayo2021>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/arizona-fall-league-award-winners-2021 |title=Here are all the '21 AFL award winners |first=Jonathan |last=Mayo |website=MLB.com |date=November 20, 2021 |access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| [[Ricky Tiedemann]] (LHP, [[Toronto Blue Jays|TOR]])
| [[James Triantos]] (3B, [[Chicago Cubs|CHC]])
| Emiliano Teodo (RHP, [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|TEX]])
| Oliver Dunn (2B, [[Philadelphia Phillies|PHI]])
| [[Ryan Bliss (baseball)|Ryan Bliss]] (2B, [[Seattle Mariners|SEA]])
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Here are the 2023 Fall League award winners |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/arizona-fall-league-award-winners-2023}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|Niko Kavadas (1B, [[Boston Red Sox|BOS]])
|[[Andrew Painter (baseball)|Andrew Painter]] (SP, [[Philadelphia Phillies|PHI]]) 
|Luis Mey  (RHP, [[Cincinnati Reds|CIN]])
|Caleb Durbin, (2B, [[New York Yankees]])
|Andrew Pintar (SS, [[Miami Marlins]])
|
|}