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Shimamoto Brings Home WC Batter of Month Honor Monday, August 1st , 2078 Shigenobu Shimamoto battered Western Conference pitchers all July and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award. "I've been around Rising Star League long enough to know you really have to work hard day in and day out to be able to put up this kind of consistency," the 30-year-old Shimamoto told reporters. "I put in a lot of work, even on the days I might not take the field, and it's always nice when everything comes together for me like it did this last month." In 26 games, Shimamoto hit .299 with 12 home runs, 24 RBIs and scored 23 runs. So far this season, Shimamoto is batting .248 with 38 home runs, 65 RBIs and 68 runs scored. He has 77 hits in 310 at-bats, 65 walks and a .389 OBP. Shimamoto has played in 97 games. |
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