International League Most Valuable Player Award
The International League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual award given to the best player in Minor League Baseball's International League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers. Broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, members of the media, coaches, and other representatives from the league's clubs have previously voted as well. Though the circuit was founded in 1884, it did not become known as the International League on a consistent basis until 1912. The first Most Valuable Player Award was not issued until 1932. After the cancellation of the 2020 season, the league was known as the Triple-A East in 2021 before reverting to the International League name in 2022.
Red Schoendienst, the 1943 MVP, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.
Don Buford was the first to win the MVP Award and Rookie of the Year in the same season (1963).
Jim Rice, the 1974 winner, won 1978 American League MVP Award and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
Jim Thome, the 1993 MVP, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.
The International League (IL) is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the United States. Along with the Pacific Coast League, it is one of two leagues playing at the Triple-A level, which is one grade below Major League Baseball (MLB).
International League baseball executives in 1915
IL All-Stars at the 2015 Triple-A All-Star Game
Baseball Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst won the IL Most Valuable Player Award in 1943.