December 7, 2005

Baseball America's fifth annual Awards Gala at the Winter Meetings in Dallas honors all of the award winners selected throughout the year by Baseball America. It's the only event of its kind, bringing together people from all levels of the game--from youth baseball to the major leagues and everywhere in between. In addition to the winners featured in this issue, we honor winners of our other major awards who have been recognized in previous issues. Awards not presented at the gala, including our Minor League Player of the Year and Bob Freitas Awards, are presented at other events during the Winter Meetings.

• Organization of the Year: Atlanta Braves
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Jeff Bagwell/Craig Biggio, Houston Astros
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Tal Smith, Houston Astros
• Major League Player of the Year: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
• Major League Executive of the Year: Mark Shapiro, Cleveland Indians
• Major League Manager of the Year: Ozzie Guillen, Chicago White Sox
• Major League Coach of the Year: Rudy Jaramillo, Texas Rangers
• Major League Rookie of the Year: Huston Street, Oakland Athletics
• Minor League Player of the Year: Delmon Young, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
• Minor League Executive of the Year: Jay Miller, Round Rock Express
• Minor League Manager of the Year: Ken Oberkfell, New York Mets
• Roland Hemond Award: Sandy Johnson, New York Mets
• Bob Freitas Awards
      • Triple-A: Toledo Mud Hens
      • Double-A: Tulsa Drillers
      • Class A: Lakewood Blue Claws
      • Short-Season: Brooklyn Cyclones
• College Player of the Year: Alex Gordon, Nebraska
• College Coach of the Year: Rick Jones, Tulane
• High School Player of the Year: Justin Upton, Chesapeake, Va.
• Youth Player of the Year: Robert Stock, Agoura, Calif.
• Youth Coach of the Year: Tom Moran, Jefferson, La.