Listed below in chronological order are the Minor League Baseball players chosen by USA Today as recipients of the USA TodayMinor League Player of the Year Award. Since , the annual award is given to the minor-league player who is judged by USA Today baseball experts as having had the most outstanding season.
MiLB J.G. Taylor Spink Award (Topps/Minor League Player of the Year)In October 2009, Buster Posey received the 50th annual J.G. Taylor Spink Award as the Topps/Minor League Player of the Year. See alsoBaseball awards #U.S. minor leagues and (MLB.com/News/Awards/2009 Awards). MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (MLB.com). Retrieved 2010-06-09.The MiLB J.G. Taylor Spink Award should not be confused with the identically named J. G. Taylor Spink Award that is the highest award given by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) to its members.