As I first promise you all, you would have information in advance about the awards of the 55th National Baseball Series and even much more. Let´s begin with the results of my predictions in relation to the local Regreso del Año prize in relation to the batting department, this time.

I imagine that anyone of you would give credit to some of chosen ones I am going to show you in here, and believe me if I told you that it was not easy at all to define , but there should always be a number one. So, here it is the list:

Local Hitter Yohandry Urgellés as Regreso del Año prize winner.

This election was taken by me given something in common with could be also deserved the local hitter Urguellés to whom his injuries were separating him from the baseball diamond, partially, besides, having had just some 318 appearances in games in the last three years, and 283 this current year meant, a positive return, however, Yohandry Urgellés made much more than being part of the line up.

First of all, a complete performance through 41 out of 44 games with the Artemisa squad. It is there when he registered 382 (123-47) as an average to get to bases of 494 and an OPS of 1.006, including 31 runs and 10 extra bases (7 doubles and 3 home runs).

After that, his hitting average continued registering some records quite similar to the time he was considered as the best left hitter of the Cuban baseball, and even when he played as reinforcement with the local Holguin team, he doubled and achieved such impressive numbers like these ones:

1-He played 72 games which means 32 more than in 2015 and 16 less then those 88 accumulated ones since 2012.

2-He increased his offensive average to the typical standards of his batting baseball career from 248 playing for Industriales team in 2015 to 364 ones in 2016.

3-As expected, his base-reached average and the OPS also increased from. 737 to .953 and his OBP from .388 to .473, respectively.

4-He had added 7 RBI only since 2015, and he achieved a series of up to 49 since 2019, including 36 RBI in 2016.

5-By the time of scoring proper runs (RBI or leading ones) and the reduction he had experienced with only 13 ones since 2012, he just needed 5 of his recent 270 batting periods to registered 13 proper RBI on the same similar quantity of occasions at batting before the 55th event in 2016.

Special recognition for local hitter Stayler Hernández

Stayler Hernández was another hitter who had a great baseball performance and I would say much more than that given he achieved numbers which had never been achieved by him in his baseball career. However, it is always compared the previous baseball season with the most recent one and under this parameter; you all could analyze what he was capable of doing.

His awesome numbers in 2015 had the following offensive line: .215/.421/.780, including 9 extra bases (6 doubles and 3 triples without home runs) and achieved an RBI by making 13 runners to score. Now, you may compare his performance with his records in 2016 by watching his hitting performance: .342/.441/1.001. So, what do you say about it? Ok, check the sudden progress which covers all his statistics:

1-He got the chance about using his 234 hitting appearances which resulted in 197 additional times.

2-He scored 76 runs that is the highest number of his baseball career and 53 more than the 23 ones from last year.

3-He registered 116 hits, which is the sixth highest historical mark of a infielder in Industriales team and that also meant a new personal record and 77 ones above the 39 from 2015.

4-He achieved 49 doubles which meant a record for the players playing for Industriales team in a single baseball season.

5-After having concluded in 2015 for his first occasion without home runs since his debut in 2003-2004, he registered 11 home runs. His second best baseball record was 12 ones since 2012, and the biggest ones wearing the local blue uniform by surpassing the 7 home runs achieved by him in the 49th National Baseball series.

6-He increased his hitting average by achieving plus 67 points (.342 and .275) and his reached base percent with plus 20 (.441 and .421). Moreover, He increased his average in the Slugging department where he increased plus 201 points (560 and 359) and the OPS was transformed by achieving plus .221 from a low .780 into a colossal 1.001 one), respectively.

Recognition number 2 for Hitting Michel Gorget.

Local player Michel Gorguet has had a not really usual baseball career which is also proper to be mentioned through some aspects. His story began in 2006 with the Santiago team where he only got an opportunity out of 13 hitting periods. Two years later, he appeared playing for Guantánamo team and a great offensive performance. He was then considered as the rocky of the year in 2009.

His batting performance this current year showed .301/.373/.940 with 20 doubles, 4 triples and 16 hits. He achieved 49 RBI and scored 46 runs by completing a performance of 86 home runs through 82 games.

A year later, he also achieved a great batting performance by raising his average about reached bases up to 401, and even though his Slugging performance decreased 100 points (from .566 to .466 ones), he achieved a total of 53 RBI which was his best year in that aspect.

In 2010, he was left out of the baseball competitive circuit due to related injuries, and a year later, he got back to the place where all began for him there in Santiago de Cuba province. He did not have two good baseball seasons in 2012 and 2013 there, given his health problems, mainly.

Here it is the reason I have him being part of my selection.

Michel Gorguet was three years away from the baseball stadiums and his return was completely successful this current year. He was well-supported by the Holguín province and he achieved outstanding numbers to be recognized. He achieved personal batting records with 342 and a total of 65 RBI, including 109 hits and 19 RBI for a leading run, respectively.