The Joe Bauman Home Run Award, formerly known as the Round-Tripper-Award, is given to the Minor League Baseball player who hit the most regular season home runs that year. The award, first given in 2002, is named after Joe Bauman, who set a then–professional record with 72 home runs in 1954, while playing for the Roswell Rockets of the Class-C Longhorn League.[1]
Sport | Baseball |
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League | Minor League Baseball |
Awarded for | The regular season home run leader in Minor League Baseball |
Country | United States, Canada, Mexico |
Presented by | Musco Lighting |
History | |
First award | 2004 |
Most wins | A. J. Reed (2) |
Most recent | Moisés Gómez (2022) |
The award was named for Bauman in 2004.[2] It is presented by Musco Lighting at the Baseball Winter Meetings each December. The winner receives a check worth $200 for every home run hit.[3][4] The most recent winner of the award is MJ Melendez of the Kansas City Royals organization.
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Number of wins by players who have won the award multiple times |
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HRs | Home runs |
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Major League Baseball All-Star |