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Visalia's Castro Takes 2052 Most Valuable Player Award Monday, February 17th , 2053 Alex Castro took California Winter League by storm this year, and he did it all at the age of 22. For his spectacular campaign, the Visalia Rawhide star has been named the 2052 National League Most Valuable Player Award recipient. "To be considered amongst the best in the league is overwhelming," said the first baseman. On the season he compiled a .375 batting average to go with a .476 on-base percentage. The native of San José, Costa Rica also added 16 doubles, 1 triple, 11 home runs, 31 RBIs and 30 runs scored. He received 18 first place votes out of a possible 30. Victor Rojas of the Potomac Nationals finished second in voting with 6 first place votes, while Scott Lind of the Daytona Tortugas finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Alex Castro - Visalia Rawhide - 18 - 323 Victor Rojas - Potomac Nationals - 6 - 248 Scott Lind - Daytona Tortugas - 0 - 169 Gary Corrales - Lake Elsinore Storm - 0 - 163 Matt Urbanek - Clearwater Threshers - 0 - 143 Steve Webb - Visalia Rawhide - 5 - 112 Mike Tuck - Richmond Flying Squirrels - 0 - 79 J.J. Adkins - Richmond Flying Squirrels - 0 - 67 Frank Pena - Richmond Flying Squirrels - 0 - 62 Sandy Burke - Visalia Rawhide - 0 - 53 Jamie Gordam - Clearwater Threshers - 1 - 44 Faradur Bhutani - Potomac Nationals - 0 - 43 German Quiroga - Carolina Mudcats - 0 - 39 John Knox - Visalia Rawhide - 0 - 36 Jonathan Monroy - Jupiter Hammerheads - 0 - 34 John Paredes - Richmond Flying Squirrels - 0 - 31 Dan South - St. Lucie Mets - 0 - 31 Akira Ishihara - Potomac Nationals - 0 - 24 Kevin Stewart - Visalia Rawhide - 0 - 19 Adam Hoffman - Carolina Mudcats - 0 - 17 Ivan Castaneda - Modesto Nuts - 0 - 13 Matt Bagnall - Visalia Rawhide - 0 - 12 Claude Leduc - Visalia Rawhide - 0 - 3 Eddie McCoy - Carolina Mudcats - 0 - 3 Randy Kirby - Potomac Nationals - 0 - 1 Justin Kurutz - Potomac Nationals - 0 - 1 |
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