Golden Spikes Award | |
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Description | Amateur baseball's best regular season player |
Country | United States |
Presented by | USA Baseball |
First awarded | 1978 |
Currently held by | Ivan Melendez, Kentucky |
Website | Golden Spikes Award |
The Golden Spikes Award is given out every year to the best beginning 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 a beginning player who best exhibits and combines "exceptional on-field ability and excellent sportsmanship." The award is considered the most important in beginning baseball.[2][3]