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2050 Top Player Selected In NL Tuesday, November 15th , 2050 Jon Solano of the Gwinnett isn't just a strong veteran presence in International League. He's also one of the league's top players. At the age of 35, the second baseman has been named the recipient of the National League Most Valuable Player Award for 2050. "At my age you sometimes think of possibly retiring, I'm sure glad I didn't," he said. On the season, the Red Oak, Iowa native hit .320 and got on base at a .400 clip. He hit 18 home runs as well as 60 runs batted in and 66 runs scored. He received 28 first place votes out of a possible 30. Jerry Luckwell Jr. of the Oklahoma City Dodgers finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Mick Tucker of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Jon Solano - Gwinnett Braves - 28 - 410 Jerry Luckwell Jr. - Oklahoma City Dodgers - 1 - 236 Mick Tucker - Colorado Springs Sky Sox - 0 - 199 Brad Santanello - Iowa Cubs - 0 - 195 Jae-ik Soung - Syracuse Chiefs - 0 - 130 Elijah Daniels - Gwinnett Braves - 1 - 122 Joe Bradford - Memphis Redbirds - 0 - 92 Justin Hensley - Albuquerque Isotopes - 0 - 84 Harrison McLaughlin - El Paso Chihuahuas - 0 - 71 Danny Diaz - Gwinnett Braves - 0 - 43 Bubba Tierney - Indianapolis Indians - 0 - 43 Kyung-jin Cho - Syracuse Chiefs - 0 - 39 Ryan Rinaldi - Colorado Springs Sky Sox - 0 - 30 Stephen Van Raalte - Oklahoma City Dodgers - 0 - 21 Matviy Oliynyk - Colorado Springs Sky Sox - 0 - 11 Steve Pond - Oklahoma City Dodgers - 0 - 11 Eduardo Baez - Gwinnett Braves - 0 - 10 Josh Sabatino - Memphis Redbirds - 0 - 9 Josh Burrows - Reno Aces - 0 - 5 Bob Melley - Gwinnett Braves - 0 - 4 Klaas Meij - Memphis Redbirds - 0 - 2 Adam Hill - Albuquerque Isotopes - 0 - 1 Jordan Ruiz - Las Vegas 51s - 0 - 1 Chris Williams - Syracuse Chiefs - 0 - 1 |
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