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2009 All-Americans included 2010 Major League Baseball Draft #1 pick Stephen Strasburg (left) and Seattle Mariners second basemen Dustin Ackley (right). An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and ...
He started 63 games during the season, batting .362 with 18 home runs, 42 RBIs, 16 doubles, and 12 stolen bases. [10] His 18 home runs were the most ever by a LSU freshman, surpassing Mike Fontenot's previous record of 17. [11] He earned All-American honors and was named National Freshman of the Year by Perfect Game.
In his freshman season, he was named Freshman of the Year and was the only freshman named to the All-America team. After his junior year, the Miami Marlins selected Moran with the sixth overall selection of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. They traded him to the Astros the next season. The Astros promoted Moran to the major leagues in 2016.
During the last days of the regular season, two teams fired their general managers, effective at the end of the season. On October 3, the Toronto Blue Jays fired J. P. Ricciardi after eight seasons. The following day, the San Diego Padres axed Kevin Towers, who had been the longest-tenured GM in Major League Baseball at 14 seasons.
As a freshman in 2008, Parker was a first-team freshman All-American by Baseball America after he hit .303 with 14 home runs and 50 runs batted in in 57 games. [citation needed] He was also a first-team All-ACC selection his freshman year. He led his team in home runs and was second in slugging percentage at .559 and, walks at 32.
He was named Freshman All-SEC and Freshman All-American by Baseball America, Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American, and Collegiate Baseball Magazine Freshman All-American. [1] [2] In his sophomore season, Robertson helped lead the Crimson Tide to their 25th SEC Championship. He appeared in 29 games, compiling a 4–4 record with a 3.02 ERA.
Wise was awarded the Freshman of the Week Award on March 13, 2006. [1] After the season, he was named to the Freshman All-Southeastern Conference team and the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American team. [1] In his sophomore season, Wise batted .234 with 32 hits, nine doubles, three triples, two home runs
As a freshman, Eibner led the team in RBI and had three game-winning hits. For his efforts, Eibner was named to Baseball America's Freshman All-American team in 2008. [1] The following season, Eibner was named SEC Pitcher of the Week for his complete-game one-hit shutout win against the #1 Georgia Bulldogs. [2]