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 | Roberto Clemente League Best Pitcher Named Saturday, November 2nd, 2013: It was a glorious year for Raúl Pérez of Montreal. He finish the season with 18 victories and only 8 losses with an impressive 3.14 ERA. The talented Bandits pitcher started 33 games and struck out 238 batters in 226.1 innings and copped the Roberto Clemente League Cy Young Award. "It means a lot," Pérez said. "I hadn't really had a chance to sit down and think about it yet. You guys know how I am about numbers and thinking about individual awards. It feels good right now. I can't really put it into words, but I'm sure later on tonight when I have a chance to sit down with my family and think about it, I'll have some words for it. But right now, I'm just happy that it happened this year." Actually the numbers said plenty for him. His skipper made this comment upon hearing that he has won the acclaimed award. "Not only is he a talented pitcher, but a great teammate, too. Raúl never pointed fingers, never felt sorry for himself, stayed a positive, team-oriented guy and continued to contribute and pull for our team's victories, not worry about his own individual performance." Later in the interview Pérez did say he took a little peek at his stats. "Probably the last week or so, just to see if I had a chance," he admitted. "Some other people were talking that I had a chance to win. I did look at a few numbers. I felt that it could've gone either way. I'm just happy and thankful that it went my way." |   |
