Fall/Winter League Roundup: Players collect in-season and postseason accolades

The winter leagues are almost over, but a few players still got a chance to offer postseason heroics. Next week all eyes will be on Norwith Gudino in Venezuela as his team plays for the championship. 

Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League 

Carolina has a 3-2 series lead over Mayaguez and is one game away from a championship. Matthew Lugo was one of two players named the LBPRC Rookie of the Year, and recent signing Edwin Diaz was named the LBPRC MVP. Lugo hit .275/.360/.450 with six home runs in 120 at-bats, while Diaz hit .229/.375/.418 with eight home runs in 153 at-bats. Both players helped lead Caguas to a first-place regular season finish. 

Dominican Professional Baseball League

Jorge Alfaro (pictured), signed as a minor league free agent on January 16, led his team to a title. He only had 21 regular season at-bats for Licey but was ultimately named MVP of the LIDOM championship series. In the round-robin portion of the playoffs, he hit .383/.471/.633 with two home runs in 60 at-bats. He turned it up another notch in the championship series, hitting .417/.417/.667 with another home run. 

Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Norwith Gudino appeared in two games as he helped propel Caracas to the championship series. He threw a scoreless inning in his first outing and then earned the win with 3 1/3 shutout innings in his second appearance. The final series against La Guaira kicks off on Monday. 

Colombia Professional Baseball League

Ronaldo Hernandez's Cartagena club lost the championship series to Montería. 

Panama Professional Baseball League

There are still no statistics available from Panama. Yusniel Padron-Artiles and Eduardo Vaughan are active in the league.

Photo Credit: Jorge Alfaro by MLB.com

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