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MID Most Valuable Player Award Goes To Lind Wednesday, October 7th , 2026 The future looks extremely bright for Phil Lind. At the age of 26, many players are still trying to find their way in Midwest League. Lind has not only found his way, he's already established himself as one of the game's brightest stars, today being named the winner of the Midwest League Most Valuable Player Award. "I didn't expect to hit .359 this year, that's for sure," the center fielder said. The South Bend Cubs star also put up a .419 on-base percentage this year, with 172 hits, 24 doubles, 7 triples, 15 home runs, 94 RBIs and 74 runs scored. He received 5 first place votes out of a possible 16. Juan Zapata of the Beloit Snappers finished second in voting with 7 first place votes, while Chris Jones of the Bowling Green Hot Rods finished third with 2 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Phil Lind - South Bend Cubs - 5 - 142 Juan Zapata - Beloit Snappers - 7 - 132 Chris Jones - Bowling Green Hot Rods - 2 - 126 Juan López - Bowling Green Hot Rods - 1 - 96 Joe Gibbs - West Michigan Whitecaps - 1 - 83 Chet Smith - Beloit Snappers - 0 - 78 Rob Walls - Great Lakes Loons - 0 - 69 Curt Warren - Beloit Snappers - 0 - 53 José Ramírez - West Michigan Whitecaps - 0 - 46 Joe Pettifer - West Michigan Whitecaps - 0 - 34 Tommy Murchie - Great Lakes Loons - 0 - 24 Luis Villarreal - Quad Cities River Bandits - 0 - 23 Jeff Hamilton - Great Lakes Loons - 0 - 8 Iván Montoya - Kane County Cougars - 0 - 8 Bob Davis - Lansing Lugnuts - 0 - 6 Mike Terry - Kane County Cougars - 0 - 6 Sergio Castillo - Dayton Dragons - 0 - 3 Jesús Vargas - Cedar Rapids Kernels - 0 - 3 Ted Garland - West Michigan Whitecaps - 0 - 2 Ignacio Benítez - Lansing Lugnuts - 0 - 1 Pancho Mendoza - Quad Cities River Bandits - 0 - 1 |
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