The 2026 baseball season is set to begin, as many teams have put in the hard work leading up to the spring. With that, we give you the 2026 BLITZ Baseball Player of the Year WATCH LIST. Sign up for BLITZ Exclusive to view the full list of the 45 individuals on the radar for Player of the Year. The frontrunner from each team is given as a sneak preview.

FRONTRUNNERS (Top Pick from each team)

• BANKS COUNTY – Gaven Sears
• COMMERCE – Kamdin Mize
• DAWSON COUNTY – Dylan Edwards
• FRANKLIN COUNTY – Easton Gailey
• HABERSHAM CENTRAL – Maverick Chitwood
• JEFFERSON – Eli Primm
• LUMPKIN COUNTY – Mason Hester
• RABUN COUNTY – Reid Giles
• STEPHENS COUNTY – Findley Ward
• TALLULAH FALLS – Ashton Roache
• TOWNS COUNTY – Oliver Sarifin
• UNION COUNTY – Gunnar Akins
• WHITE COUNTY – Cooper Garrett