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 | Rodríguez Honored, 2034 SL2 Outstanding Hitter Award Thursday, November 2nd, 2034 The future looks extremely bright for Jorge Rodríguez. At the age of 26, many players are still trying to find their way in Japanese Baseball League. Rodríguez 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 Sub League 2 Outstanding Hitter Award. "I didn't expect to hit .345 this year, that's for sure," the first baseman said. The Okazaki Tornado star also put up a .449 on-base percentage this year, with 208 hits, 24 doubles, 2 triples, 50 home runs, 118 RBIs and 110 runs scored. He received 8 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Shimei Tanaka of the Sendai Hopes finished second in voting, while Ryuzaburo Murakami of the Machida Dustdevils finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Jorge Rodríguez - Okazaki Tornado - 8 - 112 Shimei Tanaka - Sendai Hopes - 0 - 67 Ryuzaburo Murakami - Machida Dustdevils - 0 - 64 Okakura Okada - Sendai Hopes - 0 - 57 Hiroharu Kishita - Machida Dustdevils - 0 - 48 Hisamitsu Muto - Machida Dustdevils - 0 - 34 Akihiro Masuda - Machida Dustdevils - 0 - 29 Kensaku Taketo - Sendai Hopes - 0 - 21 Yoshiaga Hashimoto - Machida Dustdevils - 0 - 13 Tokichiro Higuchi - Sendai Hopes - 0 - 9 Nobukazu Rin - Ageo Revolt - 0 - 7 Kentaro Kouda - Okazaki Tornado - 0 - 7 Hiroya Ohayashi - Sendai Hopes - 0 - 3 Sotatsu Hashimoto - Machida Dustdevils - 0 - 1 |   |
