Welcome to Capital One Premier Plays of the Year, where fans vote for the best plays from across Minor League Baseball!
All five nominees were Plays of the Month winners, as voted by the fans, from the 2024 season. Watch them all and vote for your favorite. Vote as many times as you'd like -- there are no limits! Voting ends Friday, Oct. 4, at 3 p.m. ET.
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Congratulations to the Akron RubberDucks' third baseman Milan Tolentino, the latest Capital One MiLB Premier Plays of the Year winner!
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Tolentino's juggling act (52 percent of the vote)
This ball hit Milan Tolentino's glove three times before it finally stopped moving. The Double-A Akron third baseman was shifted pretty far into the hole against the lefty hitter. He nearly overran the ball but was able to reach back, get the glove to it and stay with the play.
Avina gets a leg up (28 percent)
Jace Avina looked back at the center field fence three times before deciding it was better to treat the padded wall as an asset instead of an obstacle. The Yanks' prospect got his cleat into the wall to propel himself skyward and come down with this home run robbery for High-A Hudson Valley.
Don't stop, roll and throw (14 percent)
Pascanel Ferreras did not have a lot of time to make this play. Ben Williamson (yes, the same as above) did not hit this ball very hard, and Ferreras had to flag it down in short center field. But the Astros' No. 25 prospect made the diving stop, rolled and threw to first all in one motion to get the out for Double-A Corpus Christi.
Ready, set, go! (3 percent)
Connor Kokx was a late addition to the starting lineup for Double-A Akron the day this catch was made. But the 24-year-old was ready as Erie's Carlos Mendoza drove the first pitch of the game deep to center. Kokx held on and earned a tip of the cap from Mendoza as he crashed into the wall at full speed to make the grab.
Williamson's diving stop (2 percent)
This is one of the most difficult plays for a third baseman. The ball is hit very hard down the line, and, if they're able to actually stop the ball, there's a pretty long throw to make. Ben Williamson had only played 47 pro games at the hot corner at the time. But he's equal to the task for Double-A Arkansas on this hard grounder.
E-Rod slides on the track (1 percent)
Emmanuel Rodriguez is MLB Pipeline's No. 19 overall prospect in most part due to his combination of power and speed. That quickness was on full display during this sliding catch in May for Double-A Wichita. The Twins No. 2 prospect raced to the track to make a sliding catch and hung on as he crashed face-first into the wall.