By William Sanchez
The regular season is over and awards season is upon us, and this Friday, it’s time for The Players’ Choice Awards 2022. The defending champion Atlanta Braves had four finalists, two of whom won: Ronald Acuna Jr and Spencer Strider.
This news was spread by the social networks of Los Bravos: “Congratulations @ronaldacunajr24 For being named the National League Comeback Player of the Year @MLBPA !”
Strider earned the honor ahead of teammate Michael Harris and Cardinals player Brendan Donovan. Acuna, for his part, beat out Brandon Drury and Albert Pujols, who were on the rebound until the last moment for the comeback player.
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The news comes after Acuna announced in a news release from Caracas that he has been cleared by the Atlanta Braves to play winter baseball with Los Dibrones de la Guerra in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBB).
The Venezuelan hit .266 with an OBP of .351 and an OPS of .764 this 2022 season, while he also scored 50 runs, hit the fence 15 times and fanned 29 batters in 467 official at-bats.
