Carl Simms MVP Award
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The Carl Simms Most Valuable Player Award (or MVP) is an annual Bull Baseball League award given to one outstanding position player in the Metropolitan League (ML) and one in the Lake League (LL). It has been awarded annually since 1991, and since 2017 the winners have been selected by voting by the general managers. In that same year, pitchers became ineligible to win. The award is named for Hall of Fame outfielder Carl Simms, who won the award a record six times during his career.
Among infielders, catchers have won the award the most times, with 13 winners at that position, followed by shortstops (7), first basemen (5), second basemen (4), and third basemen. Outfielders have won the award 18 times, and pitchers (when they were previously eligible) a total of 7 times.
The first player to win a second MVP award in their career was Cola Classique of the Seattle Salts, first in the inaugural 1991 (together with Yuri Yagaslov, the only time two players tied for the award), and then again in 1992. The first player to win the MVP at a second position was Chuck Provost of the Minneapolis Ravens, who first won it in 1993 as a first baseman, and then again in 1995 as a second baseman.
The first player to win the award with two different teams, and in two different leagues, was Carl Simms, who first won it in 1992 with the Chicoutimi Cinquantes, and then again in 1998 with the Nevada Speeders. Simms is also the only player to have won the award in three consecutive seasons (2000, 2001, and 2002).
The Nevada Speeders have received the highest number of MVP awards, with a total of 12 awards to that club (Simms accounted for five of those).
Contents
List of Bull League MVP Winners
| Year | Each year is linked to a page about that season |
| * | Also named Sandy Koufax Award winner |
| † | Also won Rookie of the Year |
| Italics | Member of the Hall of Fame |
Multiple Winners
Several players have won the MVP Award multiple times, and three have won in both the AEL and the LL. ‡ denotes active players.
| Awards | Player | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Carl Simms | 1992 (LL)
1998, 2000—2002, 2005 (AEL) |
| 5 | John Rambo‡ | 2020—2022, 2024—2025 |
| 4 | Mike Lapi | 2000, 2003—2004 (LL) 2006 (AEL) |
| 3 | Dao-zi Ling‡ | 2013—2014, 2016 |
| 3 | Zenjiro Suga | 2008, 2010—2011 |
| 3 | Ricky Terrazas | 2004 (AEL) 2009, 2012 (LL) |
| 2 | Cola Classique | 1991—1992 |
| 2 | Francisco Erazo | 2011, 2013 |
| 2 | Narushi Ohata | 2005, 2008 |
| 2 | Chuck Provost | 1993, 1995 |
| 2 | Bill Ross | 2007 (AEL) 2014 (LL) |
| 2 | Always Rosy | 1996—1997 |
| 2 | Danny Sanchez‡ | 2017, 2019 |
MVP Wins by Teams
The Nevada Speeders have dominated the MVP Awards, with their players winning the award a total of 12 times. Chicago Pit Bulls have had players win the MVP Award while the team has been in both the AEL (1999, 2004) and the LL (2014).
| Wins | Team | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Nevada Speeders | 1998, 2000—2003, 2005, 2007—2011, 2022, 2025 |
| 8 | Montreal Metros | 1991, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016—2018 |
| 9 | Chicago Pit Bulls | 1999, 2004 (AEL) 2014, 2020—2025 (LL) |
| 7 | Chicoutimi Cinquantes | 1992—1993, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003—2004 |
| 4 | Calgary Inferno (Calgary Chinooks) |
2013—2014, 2016, 2023 |
| 4 | Minneapolis Ravens (Richmond Ravens, Jacksonville Ravens) |
1993, 1995, 2006, 2012 |
| 3 | New York Dragons (New York Minutemen) |
1996, 1998, 2010 |
| 3 | Norfolk Sharks | 2017—2019 |
| 2 | St. Petersburg Admirals (San Diego Seagulls, Anchorage Aces) |
1996—1997 |
| 2 | Boston Brawlers | 2011, 2013 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Iron Pigs (Hamilton Crusaders, Hamilton Industrials, Rimouski Fighting Moose) |
2001—2002 |
| 2 | Seattle Salts | 1991—1992 |
| 2 | Toronto Nomads (Toronto Ducks) |
2005—2006 |
| 2 | Miami Storm (Kingston Battlements, Kingston Cannons) |
2015, 2024 |
| 2 | Washington Freedom (Denver Highlanders, Denver Danger, Philadelphia Liberty Warriors) |
2015, 2021 |
| 1 | Kansas City Blizzard | 2020 |
| 1 | California Tidals | 1991 |
| 1 | Grand Rapids Hops (Battle Creek Attack, Louisville Sluggers, Milwaukee Hops) |
2019 |
| 1 | Ohio Oxen | 2008 |
All Star Game MVP
Records for All-Star Game MVPs are incomplete. However, several are known:
| Year | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Cola Classique | Seattle Salts | CF |
| 1992 | Nick Red | Boston Brawlers | CF |
| 1993 | Rolling Thunder | San Diego Seagulls | 1B |
| 1996 | Steve Brett | Ohio Oxen | RF |
| 1998 | Prennick Argon | San Diego Seagulls | SS |
| 1999 | Mark Fernandes | New York Minutemen | CF |
| 2002 | Edison Stratton | Hamilton Crusaders | SS |
| 2012 | Justin Good | Kingston Cannons | 3B |
| 2016 | Alfonso Salomon | Ohio Oxen | C |
| 2017 | Israel Medina[1] | Calgary Inferno | 3B |
| 2018 | Earl MacPherson | Norfolk Sharks | C |
| 2019 | Lang-quing Siew | Minneapolis Ravens | 2B |
| 2020 | Payton Bint | Detroit Motorheads | 1B |
| 2021 | Johnny Bannink | Miami Storm | RF |
| 2022 | John Rambo | Chicago Pit Bulls | RF |
| 2023 | Pedro Rosario | Miami Storm (won as Lake League player) | 1B |
| 2024 | Joseph Dumoulin | Toronto Nomads | LF |
References
- ↑ Young Star Helps Propel American Eagle League to Win in Midseason Classic. Bull Baseball League website. http://bullleague.org/highlights/young-star-helps-propel-american-eagle-league-to-win-in-midseason-classic/. 17 July 2017. Accessed: 11 September 2017.
