Mike Coolbaugh Award
{{Short description|Award in Minor League Baseball}}
{{distinguish|text=the Texas League Mike Coolbaugh Memorial Coach of the Year Award}}
{{Infobox sports award
| name = Mike Coolbaugh Award
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| sport = Baseball
| league = Minor League Baseball
| givenfor = Outstanding baseball work ethic, knowledge of the game, and skill in mentoring young players on the field
| country = United States
Canada
| presenter = Minor League Baseball
| firstwinner = Bobby Jones (2008)
| mostrecent = Chino Cadahia (2024)
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The Mike Coolbaugh Award is presented annually by Minor League Baseball to recognize "an individual who has shown an outstanding baseball work ethic, knowledge of the game, and skill in mentoring young players on the field."{{cite web |url=https://www.milb.com/history/awards#coolbaugh|title=Minor League Baseball Award Winners|website=Minor League Baseball|access-date=December 10, 2022|archive-date=December 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206144741/https://www.milb.com/history/awards#johnson|url-status=live}} It is usually awarded during baseball's Winter Meetings.{{cite news|url=https://www.milb.com/news/sweet-wins-mike-coolbaugh-award-laroque-wins-chief-bender-award|title=Sweet, LaRocque Win Coolbaugh, Bender Awards|website=Minor League Baseball|date=December 6, 2022|access-date=December 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207015808/https://www.milb.com/news/sweet-wins-mike-coolbaugh-award-laroque-wins-chief-bender-award|archive-date=December 7, 2022|url-status=live}} The award, first issued in 2008, is named in honor of Mike Coolbaugh, who died when he was struck by a line drive while coaching at first base during a Tulsa Drillers game in July 2007.{{cite web |last=Zolecki|first=Todd|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/roly-de-armas-named-2021-mike-coolbaugh-award-recipient|title=Roly de Armas Receives Coolbaugh Award|website=Major League Baseball|date=December 6, 2021|access-date=December 10, 2022|archive-date=December 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210182215/https://www.mlb.com/news/roly-de-armas-named-2021-mike-coolbaugh-award-recipient|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/minorlbb/news/story?id=2945798|title=Coolbaugh, 35, Dies After Being Struck by Ball|website=ESPN|date=July 23, 2007|access-date=December 10, 2022|archive-date=December 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210181706/https://www.espn.com/minorlbb/news/story?id=2945798|url-status=live}}
Two personnel from the Nashville Sounds have won the Mike Coolbaugh Award, more than any other team. Two members of the Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals, and Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations have each won the award, more than any others.
Winners
File:Bobby Jones 2010.jpg won the first Mike Coolbaugh Award in 2008.]]
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Winners !scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Winner !scope="col"|Team !scope="col"|Organization !scope="col"|Position !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}} |
| 2008
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Bobby|Jones|dab=outfielder}} |
| 2009
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Charlie|Montoyo}} |
| 2010
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Woody|Huyke}} |
| 2011
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mike|Jirschele}} |
| 2012
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Johnny|Goryl}} |{{sort|Cleveland Indians|—}} |Advisor to Player Development |
| 2013
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mike|Guerrero}} |
| 2014
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Tom|Wiedenbauer}} |{{sort|Cleveland Indians|—}} |Minor League Field Coordinator |
| 2015
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|John|Shoemaker}} |
| 2016
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Spin|Williams}} |{{sort|Washington Nationals|—}} |Senior Advisor of Player Development |
| 2017
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Dennis|Holmberg}} |
| 2018
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Steve|Turco|nolink=1}} |{{sort|St. Louis Cardinals|—}} |Roving instructor |
| 2019
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Glenn|Gregson}} |{{sort|Boston Red Sox|—}} |Latin American Pitching Advisor |
| 2020
!scope="row" style="text-align:center" colspan="4"|{{sort|zz|None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)}} |
| 2021
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Roly|de Armas}} |
| 2022
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Rick|Sweet}} |
| 2023
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Bobby|Cuellar}} |{{sort|Los Angeles Dodgers|—}} |Special Assistant to Player Development |
| 2024
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Chino|Cadahia}} |{{sort|Kansas City Royals|—}} |Special Assistant to General Manager/Player Development |
References
Specific
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General
- {{cite web |url=https://www.milb.com/history/awards#coolbaugh|title=Minor League Baseball Award Winners|website=Minor League Baseball|access-date=December 10, 2022|archive-date=December 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206144741/https://www.milb.com/history/awards#johnson|url-status=live}}
{{Mike Coolbaugh Award}}
Category:Awards established in 2008