Texas League Most Valuable Player Award


The Texas League Most Valuable Player Award is an annual award given to the best player in Minor League Baseball's Texas League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers. League broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, and members of the media have previously voted as well. Though the league was established in 1888, the Player of the Year Award, as it was originally known, was not created until 1931. The Texas League suspended operations during World War II from 1943 to 1945. After the cancellation of the 2020 season, the league was known as the Double-A Central in 2021 before reverting to the Texas League name in 2022. The award became known as the Most Valuable Player Award in 2021.
Thirty-three outfielders have won the MVP Award, the most of any position. First basemen, with 21 winners, have won the most among infielders, followed by third basemen, second basemen, and shortstops. Five pitchers and four catchers have also won the award.
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 ; the Midland RockHounds and Springfield Cardinals ; the Arkansas Travelers, Beaumont Roughnecks, and Springfield Cardinals ; the Jackson Generals, Oklahoma City Indians, and Tulsa Oilers ; the Amarillo Sonics, Dallas Eagles, Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs, Northwest Arkansas Naturals, and Tulsa Drillers ; the Albuquerque Dodgers, Beaumont Golden Gators, Fort Worth Cats, Houston Buffaloes, Round Rock Express, and Wichita Wranglers ; and the Alexandria Aces, Corpus Christi Giants, Corpus Christi Hooks, Galveston Buccaneers, Lafayette Drillers, Rio Grande Valley Giants, Shreveport Sports, and Victoria Rosebuds.
Thirteen players from the St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball organization have won the award, more than any other, followed by the Los Angeles Angels organization ; the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations ; the Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers organizations ; the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, and San Francisco Giants organizations ; the Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres organizations ; the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets organizations ; the Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees, and Seattle Mariners organizations ; and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Philadelphia Phillies, and Texas Rangers organizations. Five award winners played for teams that were not affiliated with any MLB organization.

Winners

PositionIndicates the player's primary position
^Indicates multiple award winners in the same year

Wins by team

Active Texas League teams appear in bold.
TeamAwardYear
El Paso Diablos 141962, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2002
San Antonio Missions 81940, 1951, 1954, 1964, 1981, 1990, 2003, 2007
Midland RockHounds 71977, 1988, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2016
Springfield Cardinals72011, 2012, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Arkansas Travelers51976, 1989, 1998, 2014, 2018
Beaumont Roughnecks 51932, 1935, 1938, 1942, 1950
Jackson Generals 41980, 1982, 1987, 1993
Oklahoma City Indians41937, 1947, 1949, 1953
Tulsa Oilers41941, 1946, 1957, 1963
Amarillo Sonics 31961, 1965, 1967
Dallas Eagles 31933, 1936, 1955
Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs31969, 1971
Northwest Arkansas Naturals32008, 2010, 2021
Tulsa Drillers31996, 2004, 2017
Albuquerque Dodgers21966, 1968
Beaumont Golden Gators21983, 1984
Fort Worth Cats21948, 1952
Houston Buffaloes21931, 1939
Round Rock Express22000, 2001
Wichita Wranglers21995, 2006
Alexandria Aces11972
Corpus Christi Giants11958
Corpus Christi Hooks12013
Galveston Buccaneers11934
Lafayette Drillers11975
Rio Grande Valley Giants11960
Shreveport Sports11956
Victoria Rosebuds11959

Wins by organization

Active Texas League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.
OrganizationAwardYear
St. Louis Cardinals131931, 1939, 1963, 1973, 1989, 1998, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Los Angeles Angels 81959, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1988
Houston Astros 71964, 1965, 1967, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2013
Los Angeles Dodgers 71948, 1952, 1966, 1968, 1981, 1990, 2017
Baltimore Orioles 61940, 1951, 1954, 1969, 1971
Milwaukee Brewers61985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997
Kansas City Royals51995, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2021
Oakland Athletics51999, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2016
San Francisco Giants 51955, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1975
Detroit Tigers41932, 1935, 1938, 1942
San Diego Padres41972, 1983, 1984, 2007
Chicago Cubs31941, 1946, 1977
New York Mets31980, 1982, 1987
Cleveland Guardians 21947, 1949
New York Yankees21950, 1961
Seattle Mariners22003, 2018
Arizona Diamondbacks12002
Chicago White Sox11936
Colorado Rockies12004
Philadelphia Phillies11957
Texas Rangers11957