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2019 AC Best Player, Corpus Christi's Ruiz Saturday, October 19th, 2019 The future looks extremely bright for Rio Ruiz. At the age of 25, many players are still trying to find their way in AA. Ruiz 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 American Conference Most Valuable Player Award. "I didn't expect to hit .363 this year, that's for sure," the third baseman said. The Corpus Christi Hooks star also put up a .435 on-base percentage this year, with 154 hits, 41 doubles, 4 triples, 18 home runs, 98 RBIs and 86 runs scored. He received 21 first place votes out of a possible 30. Samir Duenez of the Arkansas Travelers finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Dalton Pompey of the Montgomery Biscuits finished third with 5 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Rio Ruiz - Corpus Christi Hooks - 21 - 373 Samir Duenez - Arkansas Travelers - 1 - 252 Dalton Pompey - Montgomery Biscuits - 5 - 246 James Ramsey - Montgomery Biscuits - 1 - 236 Roberto Ramos - Chattanooga Lookouts - 0 - 160 Zack Zehner - Akron RubberDucks - 0 - 136 Luke Raley - Northwest Arkansas Naturals - 0 - 86 Bryse Wilson - Northwest Arkansas Naturals - 2 - 65 Jairo Beras - Frisco RoughRiders - 0 - 35 Will Craig - Chattanooga Lookouts - 0 - 26 Jacob Nottingham - Arkansas Travelers - 0 - 25 Edmundo Sosa - Midland RockHounds - 0 - 24 Isiah Kiner-Falefa - Montgomery Biscuits - 0 - 22 Trevor Stephan - Chattanooga Lookouts - 0 - 20 Jake Gatewood - Midland RockHounds - 0 - 19 J.B. Bukauskas - Frisco RoughRiders - 0 - 14 Richie Martin - Frisco RoughRiders - 0 - 10 Shea Spitzbarth - Chattanooga Lookouts - 0 - 7 Jarrett Parker - Montgomery Biscuits - 0 - 5 Kean Wong - Frisco RoughRiders - 0 - 4 Josh Naylor - Trenton Thunder - 0 - 2 Joe Zanghi - Northwest Arkansas Naturals - 0 - 2 Kohl Stewart - Bowie Baysox - 0 - 1 |
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