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Valadez Grabs NWL Reliever of the Year: At the young age of only 23, Sal Valadez has been named the Northwest League Reliever of the Year winner for 2028.
The future appears bright for the Tri-City Dust Devils relief ace, who captured the award with 15 saves in 35 relief appearances, 70 strikeouts in 51.1 innings and a record of 5-0 to go with his 1.05 ERA.
He received 6 first place votes out of a possible 8. Jaiden Williams of the Eugene Emeralds finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while Ivan Aguilar of the Eugene Emeralds finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Sal Valadez - Tri-City Dust Devils - 6 - 34
Jaiden Williams - Eugene Emeralds - 2 - 28
Ivan Aguilar - Eugene Emeralds - 0 - 7
Max Anderson - Tri-City Dust Devils - 0 - 3
The future appears bright for the Tri-City Dust Devils relief ace, who captured the award with 15 saves in 35 relief appearances, 70 strikeouts in 51.1 innings and a record of 5-0 to go with his 1.05 ERA.
He received 6 first place votes out of a possible 8. Jaiden Williams of the Eugene Emeralds finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while Ivan Aguilar of the Eugene Emeralds finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Sal Valadez - Tri-City Dust Devils - 6 - 34
Jaiden Williams - Eugene Emeralds - 2 - 28
Ivan Aguilar - Eugene Emeralds - 0 - 7
Max Anderson - Tri-City Dust Devils - 0 - 3