International League Most Valuable Player Award

[2][3] Though the circuit was founded in 1884,[4] it did not become known as the International League on a consistent basis until 1912.

Seventeen players who have won the MVP Award also won the International League Top MLB Prospect Award (formerly the Rookie of the Year Award) in the same season: Don Buford (1963), Joe Foy (1965), Mike Epstein (1966), Merv Rettenmund (1968), Luis Alvarado (1969), Roger Freed (1970), Jim Rice (1974), Mike Vail (1975), Rich Dauer (1976), Scott Bradley (1984), Dan Pasqua (1985), Randy Milligan (1987), J. T. Snow (1992), Chris Colabello (2013), Steven Souza Jr. (2014), Rhys Hoskins (2017), and Joey Meneses (2018).

Twelve players from the Rochester Red Wings have been selected for the MVP Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Columbus Clippers (9), the original Buffalo Bisons (8); the Norfolk Tides, Pawtucket Red Sox, and Toronto Maple Leafs (7); the Durham Bulls and Syracuse Mets (6); the Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Royals, and Toledo Mud Hens (5); the Newark Bears and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (3); the Buffalo Bisons, Indianapolis Indians, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Louisville Colonels, and Richmond Braves (2); and the Charlotte Knights, Columbus Jets, Louisville Bats, and Memphis Redbirds (1).

Eight award winners played for teams that were not affiliated with any MLB organization.

Active International League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.

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Red Schoendienst , the 1943 MVP, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. [ 9 ]
Hank Sauer , the 1947 winner, was selected as the 1952 National League Most Valuable Player . [ 10 ]
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Tony Martínez won the 1962 International League MVP Award.
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Don Buford was the first to win the MVP Award and Rookie of the Year in the same season (1963).
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Jim Rice , the 1974 winner, won 1978 American League MVP Award and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009. [ 11 ]
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Jim Thome , the 1993 MVP, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018. [ 12 ]
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Jhonny Peralta won the 2004 International League MVP Award.
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Rhys Hoskins was the 2017 International League MVP.
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Ryan Mountcastle won the 2019 International League MVP Award.