ELE Announces Outstanding Player Award
It's been a year of triumph for veteran <Yoshiki Saito:player#8860> of the <Fresno Grizzlies:team#103> as he hit his way to the 2054 East Most Valuable Hitter.

The 33-year-old veteran compiled a .366 average and .492 on-base percentage by putting together 129 hits, 29 doubles, 2 triples, 37 home runs and 82 walks. He also scored 106 times and drove in 102 runs.

He received 20 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. <Juan Ybarra:player#10037> of the <Wilmington Eagles:team#24> finished second in voting, while <Jimmy Myers:player#8260> of the <Birmingham Vulcans:team#20> finished third.

<Player - Team - First Place - Total Points:value_bold#0>
<Yoshiki Saito:player#8860> - <Fresno Grizzlies:team#103> - 20 - 280
<Juan Ybarra:player#10037> - <Wilmington Eagles:team#24> - 0 - 157
<Jimmy Myers:player#8260> - <Birmingham Vulcans:team#20> - 0 - 149
<Luis Padilla:player#8814> - <Birmingham Vulcans:team#20> - 0 - 116
<Tom Spinks:player#3980> - <Fresno Grizzlies:team#103> - 0 - 107
<Eric Gray:player#4942> - <Fresno Grizzlies:team#103> - 0 - 100
<Bobby Godwin:player#9558> - <Raleigh Explorers:team#17> - 0 - 99
<Warner Fleet:player#6998> - <Brooklyn Dodgers:team#19> - 0 - 95
<Nicol Rooks:player#10304> - <Brooklyn Dodgers:team#19> - 0 - 24
<Juan Bonilla:player#6843> - <Raleigh Explorers:team#17> - 0 - 23
<Mauro Martínez:player#1599> - <Birmingham Vulcans:team#20> - 0 - 23
<Alex Ramos:player#520> - <Fresno Grizzlies:team#103> - 0 - 5
<Ryad Chapuis:player#7157> - <Cleveland Attack:team#21> - 0 - 1
<Joe Ramsey:player#604> - <Wilmington Eagles:team#24> - 0 - 1
