Batting Title Named After Tony Gwynn
- Updated: July 12, 2016
According to Peter Schmuck of the Baltimore Sun, the National League batting title will be named after San Diego Padres Legend Tony Gwynn.
Nice touch: MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred names NL and AL batting titles after Hall of Famers Tony Gwynn and Rod Carew. #ASG
— Peter Schmuck (@SchmuckStop) July 13, 2016
Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times also reported the news.
Batting champ awards named for Tony Gwynn, Rod Carew. Rookie of year awards named for Jackie Robinson. Cy Young awards … well, you know.
— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) July 13, 2016
Bob Nightengale of USA Today confirmed the news.
The NL batting title award will now forever be known as the Tony Gwynn award, and the AL champion will be the Rod Carew award
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 13, 2016
Gwynn is one of the best hitters if not the best hitter in baseball history. Mr. Padre holds a career batting average of .338 and has over 3,000 hits in his career.
With the All-Star game festivities in San Diego it was the perfect time to honor one of the legends of the game. Gwynn was a 15-time All-Star and started 11 times.
As more information surfaces on the Padres and their news we will keep you up to date.
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