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Top Player Named by International League Saturday, October 3rd , 2026 The manager of the Indianapolis Indians said he thinks AJ Vukovich is only going to get better as he gets older. He may only be 25, but it will be hard to top the first baseman's 2026 campaign, as he has been named the winner of the International League Most Valuable Player Award. His winning campaign featured a .262 batting average and a .336 on-base percentage this year. In 137 games he piled up 134 hits, 35 doubles, 3 triples, 25 home runs, 96 RBIs and 80 runs scored. He received 6 first place votes out of a possible 14. Luisangel Acuna of the Indianapolis Indians finished second in voting with 3 first place votes, while Jeremy Pena of the Toledo Mud Hens finished third with 2 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points AJ Vukovich - Indianapolis Indians - 6 - 138 Luisangel Acuna - Indianapolis Indians - 3 - 128 Jeremy Pena - Toledo Mud Hens - 2 - 127 Will Craig - Lehigh Valley IronPigs - 3 - 116 Luis Matos - Pawtucket Red Sox - 0 - 87 Jace Jung - Gwinnett Stripers - 0 - 40 Jose Bonilla - Lehigh Valley IronPigs - 0 - 35 Braden Bishop - Columbus Clippers - 0 - 32 Bryant Arrieche - Louisville Bats - 0 - 27 Ian Jenkins - Louisville Bats - 0 - 25 Grant Lavigne - Toledo Mud Hens - 0 - 19 Efrain Contreras - Rochester Red Wings - 0 - 11 Addison Barger - Lehigh Valley IronPigs - 0 - 10 Austin Love - Scranton WB RailRiders - 0 - 9 Victor Garcia - Toledo Mud Hens - 0 - 6 Jimmy Mojica - Toledo Mud Hens - 0 - 5 Jordan Walker - Indianapolis Indians - 0 - 4 Ernesto Adames - Durham Bulls - 0 - 2 Ryan Noda - Buffalo Bisons - 0 - 2 Austin Elliott - Durham Bulls - 0 - 1 Heliot Ramos - Rochester Red Wings - 0 - 1 Devin Smeltzer - Lehigh Valley IronPigs - 0 - 1 |
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