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APP's Best Player for 2098 Named Friday, October 17th , 2098 He may have less experience than most of his Appalachian League peers, but that didn't slow Miguel Tellez down at all in 2098. At the age of 24, the Burlington third baseman has been named the winner of the Appalachian League Most Valuable Player Award. He had a .344 batting average and a .443 on-base percentage this year. In 73 games he piled up 87 hits, 15 doubles, 4 triples, 9 home runs, 48 RBIs and 57 runs scored. "I'm blown away by the season I was able to put together," he said. "I'm looking forward to trying to do it all again next year." He received 14 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Josh Lewis of the Burlington Royals finished second in voting, while Mitchell Akhurst of the Greeneville Astros finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Miguel Tellez - Burlington Royals - 14 - 196 Josh Lewis - Burlington Royals - 0 - 119 Mitchell Akhurst - Greeneville Astros - 0 - 112 Steve Sax - Burlington Royals - 0 - 87 Josh Wiley - Kingsport Mets - 0 - 59 Bill Narveson - San Diego (Rk+) Padres - 0 - 47 Justin Byrd - Burlington Royals - 0 - 44 Mike Peetz - Kingsport Mets - 0 - 44 Daniel Nieto - San Francisco (Rk+) Giants - 0 - 43 Kevin Webb - San Diego (Rk+) Padres - 0 - 38 Andy Jones - Princeton Rays - 0 - 22 Adam Jensen - Kingsport Mets - 0 - 5 Mike Martin - Greeneville Astros - 0 - 5 Bob Bell - Kingsport Mets - 0 - 2 J.J. Daugherty - San Diego (Rk+) Padres - 0 - 2 Alfonso Ernesto - Bluefield Blue Jays - 0 - 1 |
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