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Platinum Stick Award Winners Named for the APP Monday, September 22nd , 2025 Today, the Appalachian League announced the winners of the Platinum Stick Award, which is given to the top offensive player at his primary position. Here are the 2025 winners: Catcher Rob Carter (Bluefield Blue Jays) .291/.399/.424, 172 AB, 4 HR, 124 wRC+, 1.0 WAR First Baseman R.J. Lester (Elizabethton Twins) .396/.485/.718, 255 AB, 18 HR, 3 SB, 221 wRC+, 4.0 WAR Second Baseman Rodrigo Hernández (Burlington Royals) .342/.490/.598, 117 AB, 6 HR, 5 SB, 198 wRC+, 2.2 WAR Third Baseman Luis Tovar (Bluefield Blue Jays) .342/.457/.479, 219 AB, 5 HR, 159 wRC+, 2.3 WAR Shortstop Mitch McLaughlin (Kingsport Mets) .296/.431/.553, 226 AB, 12 HR, 159 wRC+, 2.4 WAR Left Fielder Ben Kendrick (Burlington Royals) .321/.449/.570, 221 AB, 10 HR, 27 SB, 176 wRC+, 3.4 WAR Center Fielder Rubén Chávez (Danville Firebirds) .368/.487/.612, 152 AB, 5 HR, 3 SB, 204 wRC+, 2.7 WAR Right Fielder Ben Young (Princeton Rays) .331/.427/.551, 245 AB, 12 HR, 158 wRC+, 2.1 WAR Designated Hitter Manny Ramírez (Elizabethton Twins) .411/.434/.589, 151 AB, 2 SB, 175 wRC+, 1.5 WAR |
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