Texas League Most Valuable Player Award

[2] Though the league was established in 1888,[3] the Player of the Year Award, as it was originally known, was not created until 1931.

[4] The Texas League suspended operations during World War II from 1943 to 1945.

Fourteen players from the El Paso Diablos have been selected for the MVP Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the San Antonio Missions (8); the Midland RockHounds (7); the Springfield Cardinals (6); the Arkansas Travelers, Beaumont Roughnecks, and Springfield Cardinals (5); the Jackson Generals, Oklahoma City Indians, and Tulsa Oilers (4); the Amarillo Sonics, Dallas Eagles, Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs, Northwest Arkansas Naturals, and Tulsa Drillers (3); the Albuquerque Dodgers, Beaumont Golden Gators, Fort Worth Cats, Houston Buffaloes, Round Rock Express, and Wichita Wranglers (2); and the Alexandria Aces, Corpus Christi Giants, Corpus Christi Hooks, Galveston Buccaneers, Lafayette Drillers, Rio Grande Valley Giants, Shreveport Sports, and Victoria Rosebuds (1).

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

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

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Dizzy Dean won the first Texas League Player of the Year Award in 1931 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. [ 8 ]
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Hank Greenberg , the 1932 winner, won the American League MVP Award in 1935 and 1940 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1956. [ 9 ]
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Gil McDougald , the 1950 recipient, was selected for the American League Rookie of the Year Award the next season. [ 10 ]
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Joe Morgan , the 1964 winner, won the National League MVP Award in 1975 and 1976 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990. [ 11 ]
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Darryl Strawberry , the 1982 winner, won the NL Rookie of the Year Award the next season. [ 12 ]
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Johnny Damon , the 1995 Player of the Year, was selected for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 2002 and 2005. [ 13 ]
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Mike Moustakas , the 2010 winner, was selected for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 2015, 2017, and 2019. [ 14 ]