2026 Awards Voting

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Ballots received: 13

View votes by team. The potential bias is the percentage of points cast by voters for members of their own team. It is called potential becuase it doesn't account for how deserving the eventual winners were.

• Astros (13 votes, 48.8% potential bias)
• Athletics (10 votes, 31.1% potential bias)
• Dodgers (11 votes, 40.8% potential bias)
• Twins (7 votes, 33.7% potential bias)

Voters

Admir Deljanin, Alden Ford, Alec Smalley, Briant De La Rosa, Chris Tejada, Daniel Molina, Gideon Teitel, Justin Ramos, Luis Vallejo, Matthew Bui, Max Eckhardt, Ruben Molina Sr., Tony Lee

Most Valuable Player

Thomas Rizzotto

Thomas wins his first MVP and becomes just the second non-Molina to win the award since 2017. Normally known for his pitching, Thomas had a career year at the plate, leading the league in hits (31), extra-base hits (11), batting average (.544), and OPS (1.495).

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	Pts		G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wOBA
Daniel Molina	9	3		54		13	63	43	20	23	3	3	1	17	17	2	.535	.651	.814	1.465	.643
Thomas Rizzotto	3	5	1	31		14	68	57	22	31	5	4	2	18	8	2	.544	.618	.877	1.495	.623
Chris Tejada		2	3	9		12	45	34	10	14	2	2	0	24	7	6	.412	.511	.588	1.099	.552
Briant De La Rosa		2	2	8		11	48	28	22	13	1	0	0	6	18	2	.464	.688	.500	1.188	.571
Admir Deljanin	1		1	6		13	56	46	11	23	1	0	0	17	8	7	.500	.589	.522	1.111	.538
Fausto Molina		1	1	4		13	53	50	17	24	0	0	0	13	0	4	.480	.491	.480	.971	.505
Rick Garcia			1	1		13	60	53	11	26	3	1	0	16	4	2	.491	.533	.585	1.118	.568
Justin Ramos			1	1		13	65	44	30	18	3	1	1	8	16	8	.409	.585	.591	1.176	.529
Jeremy Molina			1	1		13	48	46	14	22	4	3	0	17	2	5	.478	.500	.696	1.196	.531
John Curto			1	1		12	49	41	12	22	2	0	0	13	8	4	.537	.612	.585	1.198	.573
Alec Smalley			1	1		13	62	53	18	18	4	0	0	15	8	6	.340	.435	.415	.851	.433

 

Cy Young Award / The Pedro Martinez Award for Excellence in Pitching

Chris Tejada

Chris takes home his first Cy Young Award and becomes the 8th different pitcher to win the award in as many years dating back to the pickup league. He led the league with 50 strikeouts and 45 innings pitched while going 6-1 with 3 complete games and a 3.40 era.

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	Pts		G	GS	W	L	CG	IP	BF	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA	WHIP	BB/9	K/9	BAA
Chris Tejada	6	5	1	46		9	7	6	1	3	45.0	224	60	24	17	18	50	3.40	1.73	3.60	10.00	.308
Daniel Molina	5	5	1	41		8	3	2	0	2	31.0	124	26	7	5	6	43	1.45	1.03	1.74	12.48	.218
Geronimo Sanchez	1	3	3	17		5	5	3	1	4	37.0	194	48	38	23	18	45	5.59	1.78	4.38	10.95	.302
Ruben Molina Sr.	1		1	6		8	5	4	1	1	33.1	177	51	32	28	17	16	7.56	2.04	4.59	4.32	.338
Mikey Rodriguez			4	4		8	1	2	0	0	22.2	112	21	11	7	18	24	2.78	1.72	7.15	9.53	.236
Berto Gutierrez			3	3		6	6	3	3	4	39.0	222	63	40	21	26	36	4.85	2.28	6.00	8.31	.350

 

Commissioner's Award For Spirit, Strategy, and Sportsmanship

A recognition award, for those who contribute greatly to the league. It is for those who play in a lot of games, provide coaching tips, encourage their teammates, carry gear, and organize. The Commissioner's Award goes to one of the many deserving of recognition for all the work they do to keep the league great.

Joshua Williams

Josh takes home the spirit award in a highly contested race that featured five different vote leaders at various times. Josh blessed the league with his AI humor and random trivia, while his love for fishing and the great outdoors made him a perfect fit for a team named after the Minnesota Twins.

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	Pts
Ruben Molina Sr.	3	1	2	20
Zaviel Young	2	2	3	19
Fausto Molina	1	2	1	12
Steve Quito	2			10
Johnathan Cooper	1	1	1	9
Mark Rubin	1	1		8
Thomas Rizzotto		2	1	7
Patrick Luk	1			5
Max Eckhardt	1			5
Matthew Bui		1		3
Daniel Molina		1		3
Joshua Williams		1		3
Alden Ford			1	1
Admir Deljanin			1	1
Benny Suh			1	1
Edison Ferreira			1	1

 

Rawlings Gold Glove - Pitcher

Daniel Molina

Daniel wins his first gold glove, beating out teammate Chris Tejada for the pitching gold glove. He made 8 assists and 5 putouts in 31 innings on the mound.

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	Pts		G	INN	PO	A	E	OPPS	DPT	FPCT
Daniel Molina	9	2	1	52		8	31	5	8	0	13	0	1.000
Chris Tejada	2	5	1	26		9	46	3	8	0	11	0	1.000
Giancarlo Rios	1	1		8		11	46	3	5	0	8	0	1.000
Mikey Rodriguez		2	1	7		8	24	4	0	0	4	0	1.000
Ruben Molina Sr.		1	3	6		8	34	2	5	0	7	0	1.000
Thomas Rizzotto	1		1	6		8	40	0	4	1	5	0	.800
Geronimo Sanchez			4	4		5	37	3	6	0	9	0	1.000
Darvin Vargas		1		3		7	25	2	6	1	9	0	.889
Max Melo		1		3		1	3	0	0	0	0	0
Berto Gutierrez			1	1		6	39	2	4	0	6	0	1.000
Alec Smalley			1	1		3	7	0	3	0	3	0	1.000

 

Rawlings Gold Glove - Catcher

Peter Song

Pete wins his first gold glove behind the plate, handling a trio of hard throwers in Zaviel, Geronimo and Stan. In 69 innings, he led the league with 8 outs recorded (5 putouts and 3 assists) while committing no errors.

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	Pts		G	INN	PO	A	E	OPPS	DPT	FPCT
Luis Vallejo	6	3	2	41		13	95	0	3	3	6	0	.500
Peter Song	3	3	2	26		11	69	5	3	0	8	0	1.000
Johnathan Cooper	2	3	2	21		13	85	5	1	1	7	0	.857
Fausto Molina	1	1	2	10		7	38	1	1	0	2	0	1.000
Zaviel Young	1	1	1	9		6	35	3	1	0	4	0	1.000
Chris Pitre		1		3		6	27	1	0	0	1	0	1.000
George Ramirez			1	1		1	3	0	0	1	1	0	.000
Max Eckhardt			1	1		3	15	0	0	0	0	0

 

Rawlings Gold Glove - First Base

Admir Deljanin

Admir wins his first gold glove at first base, anchoring a very talented Astros defense. He led the league with 82 putouts and 3 assists while making no errors.

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	Pts		G	INN	PO	A	E	OPPS	DPT	FPCT
Admir Deljanin	13			65		13	94	82	3	0	85	0	1.000
Ben Lee		5	4	19		15	90	61	2	0	63	0	1.000
Mark Rubin		4	4	16		13	95	63	1	4	68	0	.941
Fausto Molina		3		9		6	24	18	1	0	19	0	1.000
Rick Garcia			3	3		9	62	50	0	1	51	0	.980

 

Rawlings Gold Glove - Second Base

Chris Coleman

CC wins his second consecutive gold glove at second base. He had another errorless season with 12 putouts and 9 assists in 42 innings. This amazing feat was done in both seasons without needing to practice.

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	Pts		G	INN	PO	A	E	OPPS	DPT	FPCT
Chris Coleman	5	5	1	41		12	42	12	9	0	21	0	1.000
Briant De La Rosa	5	1	3	31		3	24	8	3	0	11	3	1.000
Ruben Molina Sr.	1	3	2	16		7	25	6	6	0	12	3	1.000
Gideon Teitel	1	1		8		9	40	6	3	1	10	1	.900
Joshua Williams		1	3	6		15	56	12	9	2	23	2	.913
Mathew Vivar	1			5		11	68	17	8	7	32	1	.781
Mikey Rodriguez		1	1	4		3	25	7	7	2	16	2	.875

 

Rawlings Gold Glove - Third Base

Alec Smalley

Alec becomes the first player to win gold gloves at two distinct positions (not including utility) in the same year. Splitting time between short and third, he had an errorless season with 9 assists and 5 putouts in 41 innings in his first year playing regularly at the hot corner.

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	Pts		G	INN	PO	A	E	OPPS	DPT	FPCT
Alec Smalley	7		1	36		7	41	5	9	0	14	0	1.000
Darvin Vargas	1	4	1	18		9	56	4	14	2	20	0	.900
Benny Suh		4	2	14		5	32	6	9	0	15	1	1.000
Chris Tejada	1	2	2	13		5	27	5	4	0	9	0	1.000
Max Melo	2		2	12		8	36	15	11	4	30	0	.867
Chris Coleman	1	1	1	9		3	25	7	9	0	16	1	1.000
Felix Nunez	1		1	6		5	28	8	4	1	13	1	.923

 

Rawlings Gold Glove - Shortstop

Alec Smalley

Alec wins his fourth consecutive gold glove at shortstop and becomes the first infielder to accumulate four gold gloves. He led the league with 20 assists while making 6 putouts and no errors.

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	Pts		G	INN	PO	A	E	OPPS	DPT	FPCT
Alec Smalley	11	1		58		8	50	6	20	0	26	0	1.000
Benny Suh	1	5	3	23		9	63	15	15	3	33	0	.909
Briant De La Rosa		3	4	13		9	58	8	16	3	27	1	.889
Adoniz Vallejo	1			5		6	36	10	8	4	22	2	.818
John Curto		1		3		12	69	10	17	9	36	0	.750
Daniel Molina		1		3		2	8	5	3	0	8	2	1.000
Mikey Rodriguez			2	2		8	40	7	8	4	19	1	.789

 

Rawlings Gold Glove - Outfielders

Daniel Molina

Daniel also wins a double gold glove. Due to an overly talented Astros infield, he spent most of his time patrolling center field when he wasn’t pitching. He made 31 putouts and a league-leading 3 outfield assists while committing only 1 error in 64 innings.

Justin Ramos

Justin wins his third gold glove in the outfield, this year splitting time between center and left. He led the league with 103 total innings and made 23 putouts with 1 assist while committing no errors.

Patrick Luk

Pat wins his second consecutive gold glove in the outfield. This year he exclusively patrolled left field for the A’s, where he led all left fielders with 94 innings played and 31 putouts while committing no errors.

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Pts		G	INN	PO	A	E	OPPS	DPT	FPCT
Justin Ramos	7	3	3			56		19	103	23	1	0	24	0	1.000
Daniel Molina	5	5	2			51		10	64	31	3	1	35	0	.971
Patrick Luk	1	3	2	1		25		12	94	31	0	0	31	0	1.000
Jeremy Molina		1	1	1	3	12		12	69	23	2	3	28	0	.893
Tobias Rivera			1	3		9		14	92	33	0	2	35	0	.943
Thomas Rizzotto			1	2	1	8		8	30	16	2	0	18	0	1.000
George Ramirez			1	1	2	7		11	53	15	1	0	16	0	1.000
Felix Nunez		1		1		6		7	39	9	0	0	9	0	1.000
Juan Carlos			1			3		15	78	11	1	3	15	0	.800
Adoniz Vallejo				1	1	3		9	43	13	2	1	16	0	.938
Matthew Bui					1	1		12	68	8	0	2	10	0	.800
Edison Ferreira					1	1		9	60	9	0	1	10	0	.900

 

Utility Man of the Year / The José Oquendo Award for Defensive Versatility

Thomas Rizzotto

Thomas wins his third consecutive utility man award and his fourth overall. This year he split time nearly equally among shortstop, center field, and pitcher, while playing 12 innings at third base.

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	Pts		ALL	G	INN	PO	A	E	OPPS	DPT	FPCT
Benny Suh	4	1	1	24		ALL	14	110	22	25	3	50	1	.940
Thomas Rizzotto	2	3		19		ALL	14	112	25	16	9	50	0	.820
Max Eckhardt	2	1	1	14		ALL	15	89	21	6	3	30	1	.900
Giancarlo Rios	1	2		11		ALL	14	112	12	19	4	35	0	.886
Max Melo	1	1	2	10		ALL	12	86	41	15	4	60	0	.933
Adoniz Vallejo	1		2	7		ALL	13	98	24	14	8	46	2	.826
Zaviel Young		2	1	7		ALL	11	74	3	2	4	9	0	.556
Darvin Vargas	1		1	6		ALL	13	100	7	27	4	38	0	.895
Admir Deljanin	1			5		ALL	13	98	82	4	0	86	0	1.000
Juan Carlos		1	1	4		ALL	15	110	14	11	7	32	1	.781
Felix Nunez		1	1	4		ALL	11	80	18	6	3	27	1	.889
Daniel Molina		1		3		ALL	13	105	42	15	1	58	2	.983
Alec Smalley			1	1		ALL	13	98	11	32	0	43	0	1.000
Mikey Rodriguez			1	1		ALL	11	89	18	15	6	39	3	.846
Jaehyun Kim			1	1		ALL	13	82	11	1	2	14	0	.857

 

Most Improved/Comeback Player of the Year

Juan Carlos

JC wins his first award in the league by having the best offensive year of his career. He improved on his 2025 season by raising his average from .273 to .429, his slugging from .318 to .592, and his OPS from .726 to 1.092, while also stealing 9 bases.

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	Pts		G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wOBA
Admir Deljanin	6	1	1	34		13	56	46	11	23	1	0	0	17	8	7	.500	.589	.522	1.111	.538
(prior year)						11	45	40	6	13	2	0	0	8	4	6	.325	.386	.375	.761	.400
Juan Carlos	1	5	1	21		15	57	49	20	21	2	3	0	11	7	7	.429	.500	.592	1.092	.515
(prior year)						8	27	22	2	6	1	0	0	1	4	7	.273	.407	.318	.726	.347
Thomas Rizzotto	1	2	4	15		14	68	57	22	31	5	4	2	18	8	2	.544	.618	.877	1.495	.623
(prior year)						14	59	39	18	15	2	1	0	6	14	7	.385	.593	.487	1.080	.545
Chris Tejada	2		2	12		12	45	34	10	14	2	2	0	24	7	6	.412	.511	.588	1.099	.552
(prior year)						13	57	47	10	16	4	1	0	18	5	9	.340	.404	.468	.872	.458
Jeremy Molina	1	1	1	9		13	48	46	14	22	4	3	0	17	2	5	.478	.500	.696	1.196	.531
(prior year)						14	51	42	6	16	5	2	0	13	6	7	.381	.451	.595	1.046	.441
Zaviel Young	1		1	6		11	38	28	7	15	4	0	0	15	4	3	.536	.579	.679	1.258	.526
(prior year)						16	59	47	10	19	2	0	0	10	8	6	.404	.458	.447	.904	.415
Edison Ferreira	1		1	6		7	33	25	4	6	3	0	0	9	2	11	.240	.424	.360	.784	.402
(prior year)						10	25	21	4	4	1	0	0	5	2	14	.190	.320	.238	.558	.275
Joshua Williams		1	1	4		16	54	46	6	9	1	0	0	5	4	20	.196	.315	.217	.532	.282
(prior year)						17	50	46	3	8	0	0	0	2	3	15	.174	.240	.174	.414	.239
Ruben Molina Sr.		1		3		12	52	42	8	17	1	0	0	14	6	1	.405	.442	.429	.871	.419
(prior year)						17	62	58	10	18	2	0	0	14	3	1	.310	.339	.345	.684	.307
Fausto Molina		1		3		13	53	50	17	24	0	0	0	13	0	4	.480	.491	.480	.971	.505
(prior year)						14	52	49	4	18	2	0	0	9	2	5	.367	.404	.408	.812	.402
Luis Vallejo		1		3		13	53	35	6	9	0	0	0	5	14	6	.257	.472	.257	.729	.371
(prior year)						13	48	43	4	10	2	0	0	14	5	6	.233	.313	.279	.592	.315

 

Rookie of the Year

John Curto

John takes home the top rookie spot among a very talented rookie class. He led all rookies in batting average (.537), OBP (.612), OPS (1.198), and wOBA (.573) while holding down shortstop for the Dodgers.

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	Pts		G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wOBA
John Curto	6		2	32		12	49	41	12	22	2	0	0	13	8	4	.537	.612	.585	1.198	.573
Felix Nunez	2	5	2	27		11	50	39	16	19	1	1	0	15	8	8	.487	.600	.564	1.164	.522
Gideon Teitel	2	2		16		13	56	41	10	11	3	4	0	16	12	9	.268	.464	.537	1.001	.469
Rick Garcia		3	4	13		13	60	53	11	26	3	1	0	16	4	2	.491	.533	.585	1.118	.568
Darvin Vargas	1	1	1	9		14	63	42	21	16	2	1	0	11	15	8	.381	.587	.476	1.063	.522
Tobias Rivera	1		2	7		14	63	46	13	16	4	2	0	18	12	11	.348	.492	.522	1.014	.459
Max Eckhardt	1			5		15	63	58	10	15	2	0	0	11	5	6	.259	.317	.293	.611	.384
Giancarlo Rios		1		3		14	64	50	13	12	4	0	0	10	11	10	.240	.375	.320	.695	.383
Kevin Jakinovich		1		3		11	41	36	10	16	8	0	0	13	3	4	.444	.488	.667	1.154	.533
Alden Ford			1	1		12	47	46	5	10	1	0	0	4	1	17	.217	.234	.239	.473	.214