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Annual award for the best amateur baseball player in the United States
The Golden Spikes Award is bestowed annually to the best
amateur
baseball player in the United States.
[1] The award, created by
USA Baseball and sponsored by the
Major League Baseball Players Association , was first presented in 1978. It is given to an amateur player who best exhibits and combines "exceptional on-field ability and exemplary
sportsmanship ".
[2]
[3] The award is considered the most prestigious in amateur baseball.
[4]
[5]
Ten winners of the Golden Spikes Award are members of the
National College Baseball Hall of Fame ,
[6] including
Bob Horner , the inaugural winner in 1978.
[7] In that same year, he was the
first overall MLB draft pick and proceeded to win the
Rookie of the Year Award .
[8]
[9]
[10] Seven Golden Spikes Award winners went on to become the first overall MLB draft pick.
[8] Only Horner achieved the MLB Rookie of the Year Award in the same year (although
Jason Jennings and
Buster Posey were voted the top rookies of the
National League several years after winning the Golden Spikes Award).
[9]
Jim Abbott ,
Jered Weaver and
Tim Lincecum are the only award winners to pitch an MLB
no-hitter ,
[11] while Horner is the only one to
hit four home runs in one MLB game .
[12] Furthermore, 17 players won the
Dick Howser Trophy (considered to be the
Heisman Trophy of college baseball)
[13]
[14] alongside the Golden Spikes Award.
[15] No player has won the award more than once, and no Golden Spikes recipient has yet been inducted into the
National Baseball Hall of Fame .
The winner has been announced annually during a live broadcast of
ESPN 's
SportsCenter since 2014.
[16] Immediately following the announcement, the award winner and the other finalists are honored at a banquet in
Los Angeles .
[16] The most recent recipient of the award is
Dylan Crews of the
LSU Tigers . Although it can be given to any amateur player, the award has always been given to a
college baseball player.
Winners
Bob Horner , who won the inaugural Golden Spikes Award in 1978, also received the
Rookie of the Year Award and was the
first overall MLB draft pick in the same year.
Jered Weaver , the 2004 recipient, is one of three award winners to pitch a
no-hitter .
Tim Lincecum , the 2006 winner, received the
Cy Young Award in 2008 and 2009.
[17]
See also
Notes
^ This does not necessarily reflect the player's future position at Major League level. For example, Alex Gordon was originally a third baseman, but subsequently moved to left field in 2010.
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^ Won either in the same year or several years later.
^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
^ Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
References
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