Eastern League Most Valuable Player Award
The Eastern League Most Valuable Player Award is an annual award given to the best player in minor league baseball's Eastern League. In 1962, Jim Ray Hart won the first ever Eastern League MVP Award.
First basemen, with 17 winners, have won the most among infielders, followed by third basemen, second basemen, and shortstops. Five catchers have also won the award. Three players who won the award were pitchers. Twenty-one outfielders have won the MVP Award, the most of any position.
Eight players from the Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball organization have won the MVP Award, more than any other, followed by the Pittsburgh Pirates organization ; the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, and Montreal Expos organizations ; the New York Mets, New York Yankees, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations ; the Boston Red Sox organization ; the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, and Milwaukee Brewers organizations ; and the Florida Marlins, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, and Texas Rangers organizations.Key
Winners