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NWL Platinum Stick Award Winners Selected: The Northwest League Platinum Stick Award winners were announced today, being honored for what the Northwest League commissioner described as a "season of offensive excellence."

The winners for 2028 are:

Catcher
Melvin Ayala (Vancouver Canadians)
.303/.411/.535, 185 AB, 7 HR, 160 wRC+, 2.7 WAR

First Baseman
Mike Pena (Eugene Emeralds)
.313/.458/.505, 214 AB, 8 HR, 4 SB, 164 wRC+, 2.2 WAR

Second Baseman
Mike Dawson (Eugene Emeralds)
.283/.383/.434, 226 AB, 4 HR, 26 SB, 129 wRC+, 2.5 WAR

Third Baseman
Jiter Heredia (Hillsboro Hops)
.331/.373/.428, 145 AB, 1 HR, 1 SB, 123 wRC+, 1.1 WAR

Shortstop
Chris Iravani (Hillsboro Hops)
.295/.375/.414, 220 AB, 6 HR, 18 SB, 121 wRC+, 1.9 WAR

Left Fielder
Dave Cather (Tri-City Dust Devils)
.239/.355/.610, 251 AB, 26 HR, 2 SB, 163 wRC+, 2.7 WAR

Center Fielder
Joe Prater (Salem-Keizer Volcanoes)
.298/.374/.436, 282 AB, 6 HR, 19 SB, 128 wRC+, 3.6 WAR

Right Fielder
Dylan Kline (Tri-City Dust Devils)
.276/.399/.525, 261 AB, 16 HR, 17 SB, 153 wRC+, 2.6 WAR

Designated Hitter
Devin McLeod (Tri-City Dust Devils)
.327/.430/.529, 297 AB, 13 HR, 1 SB, 165 wRC+, 3.3 WAR

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