Christian Walker, Aces Up For Numerous MiLB Awards
Reno, NV. - Today marks the start of the 2017 MiLBYs postseason awards program on MiLB.com. Each team in Minor League Baseball was asked to submit their nominees in various categories to be considered by the MiLB editorial team. There were many great submissions, but a few stood out among
Reno, NV. - Today marks the start of the 2017 MiLBYs postseason awards program on MiLB.com. Each team in Minor League Baseball was asked to submit their nominees in various categories to be considered by the MiLB editorial team. There were many great submissions, but a few stood out among the rest. This season, the Reno Aces Baseball Club is in the running for four awards: Best Blooper, Best Game, Best Offensive Player and Top Home Run. To vote for your Aces or visit www.milb.com.
Top Blooper Video: On July 25th the Aces took on the Oklahoma City Dodgers at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. In the bottom of the 8th inning Aces, right fielder
Best Game: A captivating comeback in the ninth inning afforded
Offensive Player Of The Year: First baseman Christian Walker had a historic year for the Reno Aces. The 26-year-old was the first Pacific Coast League player to reach 30+ HR, 100+ RBI, 100+ runs in a season since Salt Lake's
Walker was named the Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player, finishing his 2017 campaign batting .309 with 32 home runs, 114 RBI, and 104 runs scored. The Diamondbacks farmhand has racked up three multi-homer games en route to setting a Reno single-season franchise record in home runs. Walker hit a monthly-best eight home runs in May, which featured a go-ahead grand slam in the ninth inning of a May 8th victory at Sacramento. Five days later, he recorded one of the PCL's four cycles this season, tying his season-bests in hits (4) and RBI (5) in an extra-inning win. It was announced today that Christian Walker, along with 15 other former Aces players, is on the active 25-man roster for the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Top Home Run: After homering earlier in the game against Round Rock, Christian Walker showed off the prodigious power that helped him push for the Minor League home run lead by crushing a ball out of the park down the left-field line 458 feet.
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