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Tampa Bay (VSL) Rays Ace Named VSL Most Valuable Player Award Monday, September 22nd , 2025 When you have the type of year Raúl Cavazos did, it's no surprise when you get named the recipient of the Most Valuable Player Award. The 24-year-old captured the award for the Venezuelan Rookie League today after a year in which the Tampa Bay (VSL) Rays pitcher excelled. In 12 starts he piled up 92.2 innings, had 106 strikeouts with 7 walks and a 1.94 ERA. Cavazos held opposing hitters to a .244 batting average and compiled a 4.8 WAR along the way. He received 4 first place votes out of a possible 5. Juan López of the Tampa Bay (VSL) Rays finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Leborio Crespo of the Detroit (VSL) Tigers finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Raúl Cavazos - Tampa Bay (VSL) Rays - 4 - 60 Juan López - Tampa Bay (VSL) Rays - 1 - 44 Leborio Crespo - Detroit (VSL) Tigers - 0 - 32 Chris Lindsey - Detroit (VSL) Tigers - 0 - 32 Joe Galván - Tampa Bay (VSL) Rays - 0 - 28 Raúl Fernández - Tampa Bay (VSL) Rays - 0 - 26 Kevin Anderson - Tampa Bay (VSL) Rays - 0 - 24 Manny Sánchez - Detroit (VSL) Tigers - 0 - 16 Kevin Estes - Detroit (VSL) Tigers - 0 - 11 Steve Nelson - Philadelphia (VSL) Phillies - 0 - 7 Danny Steward - Tampa Bay (VSL) Rays - 0 - 5 Jeremy Curry - Philadelphia (VSL) Phillies - 0 - 4 Adrián Montepeque - Philadelphia (VSL) Phillies - 0 - 3 Manny Miranda - Seattle (VSL) Mariners - 0 - 2 Lou Watson - Detroit (VSL) Tigers - 0 - 1 |
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