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Jim Smart Named IL's Best Player Wednesday, October 4th, 2056 The future looks extremely bright for Jim Smart. At the age of 23, many players are still trying to find their way in International League. Smart has not only found his way, he's already established himself as one of the game's brightest stars, today being named the winner of the International League Most Valuable Player Award. "I didn't expect to hit .372 this year, that's for sure," the right fielder said. The Durham Bulls star also put up a .424 on-base percentage this year, with 198 hits, 41 doubles, 8 triples, 9 home runs, 72 RBIs and 88 runs scored. He received 12 first place votes out of a possible 14. Kurt Downs of the Buffalo Bisons finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while Dustin DeGrazio of the Scranton WB RailRiders finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Jim Smart - Durham Bulls - 12 - 186 Kurt Downs - Buffalo Bisons - 2 - 134 Dustin DeGrazio - Scranton WB RailRiders - 0 - 98 Ron Cole - Buffalo Bisons - 0 - 97 Lee Hurley - Durham Bulls - 0 - 57 Úrsula Mizurado - Buffalo Bisons - 0 - 49 Sal Santiago - Columbus Clippers - 0 - 43 Lorenzo Ibarra - Buffalo Bisons - 0 - 40 Willie Vazquez - Columbus Clippers - 0 - 38 Dave Loyd - Buffalo Bisons - 0 - 28 Ruben Orozco - Pawtucket Red Sox - 0 - 17 Eddie Ortiz - Toledo Mud Hens - 0 - 17 Kyle Fraser - Columbus Clippers - 0 - 7 Rob Mims - Indianapolis Indians - 0 - 5 Mike Fabiano - Charlotte Knights - 0 - 4 Josh Peksa - Syracuse Chiefs - 0 - 3 Alberto Rodriquez - Durham Bulls - 0 - 2 Juan Alvarez - Columbus Clippers - 0 - 1 |
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