GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
BRAD WRIGHT NAMED GCL'S BEST PLAYER
10/14/2025
 
Brad Wright Named GCL's Best Player
Tuesday, October 7th , 2025
Brad Wright, the talented Atlanta (GCL) center fielder, certainly made his name known among Gulf Coast Rookie League hurlers this season. He hammered them for 102 hits, 34 doubles, 13 triples, 8 home runs, 42 RBIs and scored 54 times. That kind of output made him the choice for Gulf Coast Rookie League Most Valuable Player Award for 2025.

He received 10 first place votes out of a possible 16. Bob Gustafson of the New York A1 (GCL) Yankees1 finished second in voting, while Jesús Ibarra of the Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays finished third with 1 first place vote.

Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Brad Wright - Atlanta (GCL) Firebirds - 10 - 178
Bob Gustafson - New York A1 (GCL) Yankees1 - 0 - 108
Jesús Ibarra - Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays - 1 - 106
Tim Walwyn - New York N (GCL) Mets - 5 - 103
Steve Bishop - Miami (GCL) Marlins - 0 - 64
Tony White - Atlanta (GCL) Firebirds - 0 - 62
Ed Wright - New York N (GCL) Mets - 0 - 58
Joe Robinson - Minnesota (GCL) Twins - 0 - 45
Dan White - Miami (GCL) Marlins - 0 - 45
Joe Adams - New York N (GCL) Mets - 0 - 44
Chris Jones - Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays - 0 - 35
Jimmy Fuller - Detroit (GCL) Tigers - 0 - 28
Jed Shelton - Miami (GCL) Marlins - 0 - 16
Dave MacCaw - Minnesota (GCL) Twins - 0 - 15
Jim Williams - Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays - 0 - 14
Juan Domínguez - Minnesota (GCL) Twins - 0 - 12
Phil Neal - Miami (GCL) Marlins - 0 - 7
Virgil Vásquez - Boston (GCL) Red Sox - 0 - 3
Ed Weber - Miami (GCL) Marlins - 0 - 1
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