Before the Arizona Fall League championship game started between the Peoria Javelinas and the Mesa Solar Sox, Filia was named the recipient of the 2017 Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award.
Filia was one of six players (one from each team) to be nominated for the award. Glendale's Danny Mendick (White Sox), Mesa's Kelvin Gutierrez (Nationals), Salt River's Monte Harrison (Brewers), Scottsdale's Tyler Beede (Giants) and Surprise's Nicky Lopez (Royals) were also nominated.
The Stenson Sportsmanship Award was created in 2004 in memory of former AFL player Dernell Stenson, who died the previous year during the Fall League season.