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Valdespin and Lowey get best player awards in baseball

Jordany Valdespin / Diario Libre

Jordany Valdespin of the Toros del Este was voted the most valuable player of the regular season of the Dominican Professional Winter Baseball Championship 2018. Valdespin won the Dominican tournament MVP are receiving the most votes by participating Dominican sports writers. The awards are organized by Producciones Apolo for the Dominican Professional Winter Baseball League (Lidom). In October 2018, Baseball America had already chosen him as Independent Leagues Player of the Year. He is the first Dominican to win the Baseball America award.

The follow up for the Premio Felipe Rojas Alou was Junior Lake, of the Estrellas Orientales. Valdespin was key to helping the Toros del Este make it to the round robin after a three-year absence from the post-season.

The sports writers chose import Josh Lowey of the Leones del Escogido, the best pitcher. He will receive the Guayubin Olivo award.

The Coach of the Year award went to Fernando Tatis of the Estrellas Orientales. And pitcher Genesis Cabrera of the Tigres del Licey was voted the Rookie of the Year.

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19 December 2018