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Best Player Named by American League Tuesday, November 15th , 2044 At the age of 22, Michael Byrd of the Buffalo Bisons could very well have his best years ahead of him. It's a startling thought when you consider the year he had in 2044 was good enough to win the second baseman the American League Most Valuable Player Award. "See the ball, hit the ball," he said. "That's my basic approach." The top hitter put up a .303 batting average this year, as well as a .413 on-base percentage. He played 121 games and racked up 139 hits, 20 doubles, 2 triples, 11 home runs, 71 RBIs and 90 runs scored. He received 20 first place votes out of a possible 30. Ryan Kinkead of the Buffalo Bisons finished second in voting with 8 first place votes, while Marty King of the Pawtucket Red Sox finished third with 2 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Michael Byrd - Buffalo Bisons - 20 - 365 Ryan Kinkead - Buffalo Bisons - 8 - 294 Marty King - Pawtucket Red Sox - 2 - 228 Alex Ramos - Buffalo Bisons - 0 - 224 Ben Pierce - Durham Bulls - 0 - 145 Josh Stuck - Buffalo Bisons - 0 - 88 Mike Quackenbush - Pawtucket Red Sox - 0 - 83 Joel Montenegro - Durham Bulls - 0 - 71 Mike Hayward - Norfolk Tides - 0 - 53 Danny Burnside - Buffalo Bisons - 0 - 50 Dustin Noriega - Round Rock Express - 0 - 47 Jim Storer - Rochester Red Wings - 0 - 31 Chad Pfeiffer - Nashville Sounds - 0 - 25 David Simpson - Round Rock Express - 0 - 24 Yoshinari Nara - Buffalo Bisons - 0 - 10 Jeff Brower - Charlotte Knights - 0 - 7 Hoof Harted - Buffalo Bisons - 0 - 5 Sean Neuroth - Scranton WB RailRiders - 0 - 5 Zack Rust - Buffalo Bisons - 0 - 4 Jimmy Hammertime - Round Rock Express - 0 - 3 Hildo Pot - Rochester Red Wings - 0 - 3 Jon Killen - Durham Bulls - 0 - 2 John Loving - Buffalo Bisons - 0 - 1 Jason Savage - Columbus Clippers - 0 - 1 Steve Taylor - Buffalo Bisons - 0 - 1 |
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