The Pirates today announced their final two minor league awards of the 2026 season, naming Altoona’s Murf Gray the winner of the as the Honus Wagner Player of the Year Award and Seth Hernandez the Bob Friend Pitcher of the Year.
Gray won the Pirates’ Willie Stargel Slugger of the Year Award yesterday after hitting a combined .305 with 32 home runs at three levels, ending his season with the Altoona Curve. Gray is the fourth-ranked Pirates’ prospect according to MLB Pipeline and number 89 in all of baseball.
Hernandez, the Pirates’ number one prospect in all rankings systems, was a combined 6-1 with a 2.43 ERA for Bradenton and Greensboro before his season ended July 24th due to a left oblique strain. He’s the number 9 overall prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline.
