Baseball America

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox magazine Baseball America (BA) is a sports publication company that covers baseball at every level, including Major League Baseball (MLB), with a particular focus on up-and-coming players in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) college, high school, and international leagues. It is currently published in the form of an editorial and stats website, a monthly magazine, a podcast network, and three annual reference book titles. It also regularly produces lists of the top prospects in the sport, and covers aspects of the game from a scouting and player development point of view. Industry insiders look to BA for its expertise and insights related to annual and future MLB draft classes. The publication's motto is "The most trusted source in baseball."

History

Baseball America was founded in 1981 and has since grown into a full-service media company. Founder Allan Simpson began writing the magazine from Canada, originally calling it the All-America Baseball News. By 1983, Simpson moved the magazine to Durham, North Carolina, after it was purchased by then-Durham Bulls owner Miles Wolff. Simpson left his position at the magazine in 2006.

Source Interlink (later and the Motor Trend Group) purchased Baseball America in December 2011 and sold the publication in February 2017. The new Baseball America Enterprises includes Gary Green and Larry Botel of Alliance Baseball, owners of minor league franchises in Omaha, Neb., and Richmond, Va., in partnership with David Geaslen, founder and CEO of 3STEP Sports.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Today, Baseball America is led by president Tom Dondero and Editor in Chief J.J. Cooper. It also uses outsourced correspondents.

Content

Baseball America is published on the web and monthly in print. Every issue features coverage of the majors, minors, baseball's draft, college and high school baseball. Other features include reviews and analysis of prospects as well as tracking the progress of the best players in amateur baseball and the minors.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Other annual publications produced by the company include Baseball America Almanac, Baseball America Prospect Handbook (a New York Times sports best-seller in March 2016), and the Baseball America Directory. Baseball America also has an active social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram, bringing its scouting and player-development point of view to 21st century media platforms.

All-Star Futures Game

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Major League Baseball awards

Template:Anchor Template:See also Awards include:<ref name=awards>Baseball America award winners. Includes MAJOR LEAGUES: Player of the Year (1998 to date), Rookie of the Year (1989 to date), Organization of the Year (1982 to date), Executive of the Year (1998 to date), Manager of the Year (1998 to date). MINOR LEAGUES: Player of the Year (1981 to date), Executive of the Year (2002 to date), Manager of the Year (1989 to date), Team of the Year (1993 to date). FREITAS AWARDS (top organizations in Triple A, Double A, Class A, Sort-Season). INDEPENDENT LEAGUES: Player of the Year (1996 to date). COLLEGE: Player of the Year (1981 to date), Coach of the Year (1981 to date), Assistant Coach of the Year (1999 to date), Freshman of the Year (1982 to date), Summer College Player of the Year (1984 to date). HIGH SCHOOL: Player of the Year (1992 to date), Youth Player of the Year (2002 to date), Team of the Year (1992 to date). Retrieved 2016-11-15.</ref>

Baseball America Major League Player of the Year

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Baseball America Rookie of the Year

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Baseball America All-Rookie Team

Note: Each year's team consists of a varying number of pitchers and types of pitchers.

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• 2011 (a catcher, 4 infielders, 3 outfielders, one DH, 5 starting pitchers, 2 relief pitchers, and one closer)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Baseball America Manager of the Year

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Baseball America Major League Executive of the Year

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• Template:Mlby – Dan O'Dowd, Colorado Rockies<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
• Template:Mlby – Jon Daniels, Texas Rangers<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
• Template:Mlby – Doug Melvin, Milwaukee Brewers<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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• Template:Mlby – Chris Antonetti, Cleveland Indians
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Baseball America Organization of the Year

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Other awards

• Baseball America Major League Coach of the Year<ref>Majors: Awards: Coach Of The Year. Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-26.</ref>
• Baseball America Roland Hemond Award<ref>The Roland Hemond Award is given long-term contributions to scouting and player development. Majors: Awards: Roland Hemond Award. Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-26. See also: Category:Major League Baseball farm directors and Category:Major League Baseball scouting directors.</ref>
• Baseball America Lifetime Achievement Award<ref>Majors: Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award. Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-26.</ref>

Minor League Baseball awards

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• Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year Award
• Baseball America Independent Leagues Player of the Year<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Baseball America Minor League All-Star Team<ref name=awards/> (First team and Second team)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Baseball America Triple-A Classification All-Star Team<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Baseball America Double-A Classification All-Star Team<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Baseball America High Class A Classification All-Star Team<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Baseball America Low Class A Classification All-Star Team<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Baseball America Rookie-Level Classification All-Star Team<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Baseball America Dominican Summer League Classification All-Star Team<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Baseball America Short-Season Classification All-Star Team<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Baseball America Minor League Manager of the Year<ref name=awards/>
• Baseball America Minor League Team of the Year<ref>

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• Baseball America Minor League Executive of the Year<ref>Baseball America Minor League Executive of the Year webpage</ref>
• Baseball America Bob Freitas Awards (for outstanding minor-league operations at Triple-A, Double-A, Class A, and short-season) (first awarded in 1989)<ref>Baseball America Bob Freitas Awards webpage</ref><ref>Lingo, Will. "Freitas Awards Try To Spotlight Minors Top Operators", Baseball America, Nov. 9, 2006</ref>
• Baseball America Independent Organization of the Year (first awarded in 2006)<ref>Baseball America Independent Organization of the Year webpage</ref>

College baseball awards

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• Baseball America College Player of the Year Award<ref>College: Awards: Player Of The Year webpage. Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-21.</ref>
• Baseball America All-America Teams<ref>College: Awards: All-America Teams webpage. Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-21.</ref>
• Baseball America Freshman of The Year<ref>College: Awards: Freshman Of The Year webpage. Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-21.</ref>
• Baseball America Freshman All-America Team<ref>College: Awards: Freshman All-America Team webpage. Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-21.</ref>
• Baseball America Summer College Player of the Year<ref>Summer College Player of the Year Template:Webarchive (Baseball America Awards webpage). Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-30.</ref>
• Baseball America College Coach of the Year<ref>College: Awards: Coach Of The Year webpage. Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-21.</ref>
• Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year<ref>College: Awards: Assistant Coach Of The Year webpage. Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-21.</ref><ref>ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year. American Baseball Coaches Association website. Retrieved on 2016-12-02.</ref>

In addition to these awards, Baseball America releases rankings of the top 25 teams in the nation, as voted by its staff. A preseason poll is compiled, in addition to a weekly poll during the season.

High school baseball awards

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• Baseball America High School Player of the Year Award<ref>(Evan Harley )High School: Awards: Player Of The Year webpage. Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-21.</ref>
• Baseball America High School Team of the Year<ref>High School: Awards: Team Of The Year webpage. Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-21.</ref>
• Baseball America High School All-America Teams<ref>High School: Awards: All-America Teams webpage. Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-21.</ref>
• Baseball America Youth Player of the Year<ref>High School: Awards: Youth Player Of The Year webpage. Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-21.</ref>
• Baseball America Youth Coach of the Year<ref>High School: Awards: Youth Coach Of The Year webpage. Baseball America, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-21.</ref>

See also

• List of MLB awards

External links

• Baseball America official website
• Baseball America Awards home page. Baseball America website
• Majors home page. Baseball America website
• Minors home page. Baseball America website
• College home page. Baseball America website
• High school home page. Baseball America website
• Prospects home page. Baseball America website
• Draft home page. Baseball America website
• Baseball America sale announcement
• Stats and Scores home page (by player, franchise, or league). Baseball America website
• MLB: American League Stats webpage. Sports Illustrated (CNN)