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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Orioles archetypal baseman Trey Mancini won the 2021 Players Choice Award for American League Comeback Player aft helium bushed signifier III colon crab and returned to play 147 games successful 2021.
The awarded was voted connected by players crossed Major League Baseball.
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On the season, Mancini deed .255 with 21 location runs and 71 RBI successful 616 sheet appearances. Perhaps the item was Mancini reaching the finals of the Home Run Derby a time earlier MLB’s All-Star Game, falling conscionable abbreviated of eventual victor Pete Alonso of the New York Mets.
After being diagnosed successful outpouring grooming 2020, Mancini missed the pandemic-shortened play arsenic helium recovered from country to region a malignant tumor from his colon and went done six months of chemotherapy treatment.
“It means the satellite to me,” Mancini said of the grant successful a video released by the Major League Baseball Players Association. “There were a batch of times past twelvemonth that I wasn’t precisely definite that I’d beryllium capable to play again.”
Current and erstwhile teammates and players from crossed the league commended Mancini’s accomplishments successful the aforesaid video.
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“For him to person the perseverance to not lone get steadfast and get better, but besides to marque his mode backmost and enactment up the numbers that helium did this year, it’s unfathomable, honestly,” said Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Robbie Ray
Fellow Orioles archetypal baseman Ryan Mountcastle said seeing Mancini passim the play was inspirational.
“For you to flooded the obstacles that you had to face, it’s genuinely amazing,” helium said.
The explanation of a combatant and an inspiration to galore 💪
MLB Players person chosen @TreyMancini arsenic the 2021 AL Comeback Player! Congratulations, Trey 👏 A well-deserved honor.
Presented by @MLBTheShow #PCA21@Orioles pic.twitter.com/EX9F7lCw9G
— MLBPA (@MLBPA) October 28, 2021
Mountcastle was besides recognized by his peers, winning the 2021 Players Choice Award for American League Outstanding Rookie aft hitting .255 with 33 location runs and 89 RBI. He acceptable the franchise people for location runs successful a play by a rookie.
Making his mode to the top!
MLB Players person chosen Ryan Mountcastle arsenic the 2021 AL Outstanding Rookie! Congratulations, Ryan!
Presented by @MLBTheShow #PCA21@Orioles pic.twitter.com/itxXbc8x72
— MLBPA (@MLBPA) October 28, 2021
Former Oriole Mark Belanger, who played successful Baltimore from 1965 to 1981, won the Curt Flood Award fixed to “a erstwhile player, surviving oregon deceased, who successful the representation of Flood demonstrated a selfless, longtime devotion to the Players Association and advancement of players’ rights,” according to MLB.com.
The precocious Mark Belanger, a longtime player advocate arsenic an enforcement committee subordinate and the archetypal former player hired to enactment for the union, is the 2021 recipient of the Curt Flood Award.
Presented by @MLBTheShow #PCA21 pic.twitter.com/OzqASoCT4m
— MLBPA (@MLBPA) October 28, 2021
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Belanger was the archetypal erstwhile ballplayer hired to enactment for the union, according to MLB.com.
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