The Texas League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) 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.[1] League broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, and members of the media have previously voted as well.[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.[3] After the cancellation of the 2020 season,[5] the league was known as the Double-A Central in 2021 before reverting to the Texas League name in 2022.[6][7] The award became known as the Most Valuable Player Award in 2021.
Active Texas League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.
Notes
^Two players from Dallas–Fort Worth were selected as MVPs in 1969.
^Two players from the Baltimore organization were selected as MVPs in 1969.
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General
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