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Top AL Hitters Honored with Platinum Stick Award: Today, the Anderson League announced the winners of the Platinum Stick Award, which is given to the top offensive player at his primary position.
Here are the 2027 winners: Catcher Michael Foster (Sausalito Meatballs) .325/.413/.531, 456 AB, 17 HR, 1 SB, 159 wRC+, 6.8 WAR First Baseman Wilbert Ford (Sausalito Meatballs) .353/.387/.548, 626 AB, 21 HR, 1 SB, 103 RBI, 5.5 WAR Second Baseman Bob Pope (Winnipeg Goldeyes) .351/.378/.469, 633 AB, 3 HR, 47 SB, 127 wRC+, 5.4 WAR Third Baseman Melvin Browne (Border City Buck$) .311/.352/.542, 624 AB, 31 HR, 42 SB, 119 R, 101 RBI, 5.8 WAR Shortstop Carlos Correa (Echo Park Lakers) .316/.415/.478, 538 AB, 17 HR, 12 SB, 140 wRC+, 6.6 WAR Left Fielder Mitsuharu Suzuki (McCleary Sasquatch) .305/.390/.588, 560 AB, 36 HR, 43 SB, 110 RBI, 5.5 WAR Center Fielder Armando Ramírez (Pacifica Pantalones) .341/.412/.595, 575 AB, 31 HR, 24 SB, 131 R, 111 RBI, 6.9 WAR Right Fielder Tim Benton (Pacifica Pantalones) .405/.458/.709, 543 AB, 38 HR, 4 SB, 126 R, 134 RBI, 9.8 WAR |