Mike Coolbaugh Award

Not to be confused with the Texas League Mike Coolbaugh Memorial Coach of the Year Award.
Mike Coolbaugh Award
SportBaseball
LeagueMinor League Baseball
Awarded forOutstanding baseball work ethic, knowledge of the game, and skill in mentoring young players on the field
CountryUnited States
Canada
Presented byMinor League Baseball
History
First winnerBobby Jones (2008)
Most recentBobby Cuellar (2023)

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."[1] It is usually awarded during baseball's Winter Meetings.[2] 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.[3][4]

Two personnel from the Nashville Sounds have won the Mike Coolbaugh Award, more than any other team. Two members of the Cleveland Guardians and Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations have each won the award, more than any others.

  1. ^ "Minor League Baseball Award Winners". Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Sweet, LaRocque Win Coolbaugh, Bender Awards". Minor League Baseball. December 6, 2022. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Zolecki, Todd (December 6, 2021). "Roly de Armas Receives Coolbaugh Award". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Coolbaugh, 35, Dies After Being Struck by Ball". ESPN. July 23, 2007. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.