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Yamaguchi Collects Player of the Week Award Monday, July 20th, 2015 22-year-old Jiro Yamaguchi made a few Asheville headlines during this past week as the rookie second baseman proved he could compete at the plate with his high-school idols. He captured the attention of fans, journalists and Alexander Cartwright League officials last week and today took home Player of the Week honors for his effort. He cracked 9 hits in 19 at-bats to put up a .474 average. Yamaguchi collected 2 home runs, 6 RBIs and scored 5 runs. For the year Yamaguchi is batting .335 with 6 home runs. |
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