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R.J. Lester Chosen APP's Best Player Thursday, September 25th , 2025 When it came to hitting the baseball, R.J. Lester had few peers in the Appalachian League this year. The gifted first baseman for Elizabethton tagged opposing pitchers for a .396 average and was voted the Most Valuable Player Award for 2025. Included in his season stats were 101 hits, 20 doubles, 4 triples, 18 home runs, 55 runs scored and 62 RBIs. He received 7 first place votes out of a possible 10. Steve Hunt of the Kingsport Mets finished second in voting, while Dan Wallace of the Princeton Rays finished third with 3 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points R.J. Lester - Elizabethton Twins - 7 - 124 Steve Hunt - Kingsport Mets - 0 - 73 Dan Wallace - Princeton Rays - 3 - 68 Ben Kendrick - Burlington Royals - 0 - 52 Mitch McLaughlin - Kingsport Mets - 0 - 46 Rubén Chávez - Danville Firebirds - 0 - 31 Ben Young - Princeton Rays - 0 - 31 Jake Campbell - Bluefield Blue Jays - 0 - 26 Dave Steele - Danville Firebirds - 0 - 26 Chris Peterson - Elizabethton Twins - 0 - 23 Mike Graves - Princeton Rays - 0 - 19 Chris Hughes - Bluefield Blue Jays - 0 - 13 Theron Ryan - Danville Firebirds - 0 - 10 José Franco - Princeton Rays - 0 - 9 Pete Williams - Princeton Rays - 0 - 8 Max Holt - Princeton Rays - 0 - 7 Stan Lester - Pulaski Yankees - 0 - 5 Edwin Huff - Danville Firebirds - 0 - 4 Jeremy Miller - Elizabethton Twins - 0 - 4 Don Spencer - Kingsport Mets - 0 - 4 Manny Ramírez - Elizabethton Twins - 0 - 3 Chris Tyler - Burlington Royals - 0 - 3 Luis Tovar - Bluefield Blue Jays - 0 - 1 |
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