Rodriguez an all-star

Published by sports@presspub... on Thu, 10/07/2021 - 1:09pm

Toledo Mud Hens’ third baseman Aderlin Rodriguez, (Photo by Scott Grau courtesy Toledo Mud Hens)

The Toledo Mud Hens’ Aderlin Rodriguez was named the Triple-A East Most Valuable Player after slashing .290 (batting average), .362 (on-base percentage) and .927 (slugging) with 29 home runs and 94 RBIs during his 2021 campaign.

Rodriguez was also named to the league All-Star team as a third baseman.

Minor League Baseball announced the league All-Star teams for the two leagues that make up the Triple-A classification. Votes were cast by league broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives and select members of the media.

The Toledo Mud Hens clinched the inaugural Triple-A East Midwest Division title this year.

That gave the Mud Hens their seventh division championship since joining the International League in 1965, and first since capturing the IL’s West Division title in 2018. In all, Toledo has claimed six divisional crowns in 19 seasons at Fifth Third Field.