Minor League Baseball Announces 2021 Low-A League Awards and All-Star Teams

Charleston’s Infante, Bradenton’s Rodriguez and San Jose’s Matos claim Most Valuable Player Awards

New York, NY, October 8, 2021 — Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) today announced the league awards and AllStar teams for the three leagues that make up the Low-A classification. Votes were cast by league broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives and select members of the media.

LOW-A EAST

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	A Stats
First Base	Dustin Harris	Down East	Texas	.301/.389/.872, 10 HR, 53 RBI
Second Base	Nick Yorke	Salem	Boston	.323/.413/.913, 10 HR, 47 RBI
Shortstop	Luisangel Acuna	Down East	Texas	.266/.345/.749, 12 HR, 74 RBI
Third Base	Nicholas Northcut	Salem	Boston	.261/.352/.865, 17 HR, 77 RBI
Catcher	Yainer Diaz	LYN/FAY	Cleveland/Houston	.300/.336/.778, 6 HR, 57 RBI
Outfield	Diego Infante	Charleston	Tampa Bay	.296/.393/.899, 16 HR, 80 RBI
Outfield	Joey Wiemer	Carolina	Milwaukee	.276/.391/.868, 13 HR, 44 RBI
Outfield	Gilberto Jimenez	Salem	Boston	.306/.346/.751, 3 HR, 56 RBI
Designated Hitter	Felix Valerio	Carolina	Milwaukee	.314/.430/.899, 6 HR, 63 RBI
Right-Handed Starter	Joey Estes	Augusta	Atlanta	20 G, 3-6, 2.91 ERA, 127 SO
Left-Handed Starter	DJ Herz	Myrtle Beach	Chicago (NL)	17 G, 3-4, 3.43 ERA, 105 SO
Reliever	Devon Roedahl	Salem	Boston	37 G, 7-5, 2.52 ERA, 11 SV
Manager of the Year	Blake Butera	Charleston	Tampa Bay	82-38, League champions
Most Valuable Player	Diego Infante	Charleston	Tampa Bay	.296/.393/.899, 16 HR, 80 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Joey Estes	Augusta	Atlanta	20 G, 3-6, 2.91 ERA, 127 SO
Top MLB Prospect	Jhonkensy Noel	Lynchburg	Cleveland	.393/.426/1.119, 11 HR, 40 RBI

LOW-A SOUTHEAST

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	A Stats
First Base	PK Morris	Dunedin	Toronto	.251/.407/.819, 9 HR, 57 RBI
Second Base	Trevor Hauver	Tampa	New York (AL)	.288/.445/.943, 9 HR, 49 RBI
Shortstop	Orelvis Martinez	Dunedin	Toronto	.279/.369/.942, 19 HR, 68 RBI
Third Base	Jose Peroza	St. Lucie	New York (NL)	.274/.404/.847, 7 HR, 47 RBI
Catcher	Endy Rodriguez	Bradenton	Pittsburgh	.294/.380/.892, 15 HR, 73 RBI
Outfield	Victor Mesa Jr.	Jupiter	Miami	.266/.316/.718, 5 HR, 71 RBI
Outfield	Steward Berroa	Dunedin	Toronto	.245/.361/.760, 7 HR, 37 RBI
Outfield	Allan Cerda	Daytona	Cincinnati	.242/.362/.886, 14 HR, 42 RBI
Designated Hitter	Addison Barger	Dunedin	Toronto	.249/.334/.826, 18 HR, 80 RBI
Right-Handed Starter	Adrian Florencio	Bradenton	Pittsburgh	20 G, 6-4, 2.46 ERA, 117 SO
Left-Handed Starter	Naswell Paulino	Dunedin	Toronto	23 G, 7-4, 3.82 ERA, 109 SO
Reliever	Enmanuel Mejia	Bradenton	Pittsburgh	21 G, 4-1, 0.00 ERA, 8 SV
Manager of the Year	Jonathan Johnston	Bradenton	Pittsburgh	71-48, League champions
Most Valuable Player	Endy Rodriguez	Bradenton	Pittsburgh	.294/.380/.892, 15 HR, 73 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Adrian Florencio	Bradenton	Pittsburgh	20 G, 6-4, 2.46 ERA, 117 SO
Top MLB Prospect	Eury Perez	Jupiter	Miami	15 G, 2-3, 1.61 ERA, 82 SO

LOW-A WEST

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	A Stats
First Base	Braxton Martinez	Inland Empire	Los Angeles (AL)	.334/.445/1.023,12 HR, 59 RBI
Second Base	Sam McWilliams	Rancho Cucamonga	Los Angeles (NL)	.304/.384/.908, 14 HR, 70 RBI
Shortstop	Marco Luciano	San Jose	San Francisco	.278/.373/.930, 18 HR, 57 RBI
Third Base	Jorbit Vivas	Rancho Cucamonga	Los Angeles (NL)	.311/.389/.905, 13 HR, 73 RBI
Catcher	Drew Romo	Fresno	Colorado	.314/.345/.784, 6 HR, 47 RBI
Outfield	Zac Veen	Fresno	Colorado	.301/.399/.900, 15 HR, 75 RBI
Outfield	Robert Hassell III	Lake Elsinore	San Diego	.323/.415/.897, 7 HR, 65 RBI
Outfield	Luis Matos	San Jose	San Francisco	.313/.358/.853, 15 HR, 86 RBI
Designated Hitter	Noelvi Marte	Modesto	Seattle	.271/.368/.831, 17 HR, 69 RBI
Right-Handed Starter	Ryan Murphy	San Jose	San Francisco	15 G, 4-2, 2.96 ERA, 116 SO
Left-Handed Starter	Kyle Harrison	San Jose	San Francisco	23 G, 4-3, 3.19 ERA, 157 SO
Reliever	Randy Rodriguez	San Jose	San Francisco	32 G, 6-3, 1.74 ERA, 2 SV
Manager of the Year	Robinson Cancel	Fresno	Colorado	74-41, Best record in league
Most Valuable Player	Luis Matos	San Jose	San Francisco	.313/.358/.853, 15 HR, 86 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Kyle Harrison	San Jose	San Francisco	23 G, 4-3, 3.19 ERA, 157 SO
Top MLB Prospect	Zac Veen	Fresno	Colorado	.301/.399/.900, 15 HR, 75 RBI

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