Bonifacio, Baez Receive Royals Awards
August 31, 2012 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Kane County Cougars News Release
GENEVA, IL - The Kansas City Royals have named their Minor League Pitchers and Players of the Year for their respective affiliates, and have announced Angel Baez as Kane County Pitcher of the Year and Jorge Bonifacio as Kane County Player of the Year.
A majority of the players are expected to be at Kauffman Stadium for Futures Night on Friday, September 14, where they will take part in an autograph session as well as be honored in an on-field presentation prior to the Royals game against the Angels that evening.
Baez is 6-5 with a 3.17 ERA in 16 games (15 starts) with the Cougars, striking out 83 in 76.2 innings. Baez, a resident of Juan Baron, Dominican Republic, was acquired as a non-drafted free agent on July 21, 2008.
Bonifacio, a Midwest League All-Star this season, will make his third-consecutive trip to Kansas City after being named the 2010 Dominican Royals Player of the Year and the 2011 Burlington Royals Player of the Year. The younger brother of Marlins outfielder Emilio Bonifacio, he is batting .282 with 20 doubles, six triples, 10 home runs, 61 RBI and 54 runs scored in 105 games for the Cougars. Born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Bonifacio was signed by the Royals as a non-drafted free agent on December 9, 2009.
Pitcher Yordano Ventura ('11 Cougar) was named Wilmington Pitcher of the Year
ROSTER MOVE: The Kane County Cougars, in conjunction with the Kansas City Royals, have announced that pitcher Andrew Stueve has joined the Cougars from Idaho Falls (Rookie Advanced). Stueve will join the team in Davenport, Iowa as the Cougars conclude a three-game series in eastern Iowa this evening against the Quad Cities River Bandits. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. Entering play this evening, the Cougars trail Burlington by 3 games with 4 games remaining, for the Western Division 2nd half wild card spot.
Stueve (Non-drafted free agent, 2011) was part of the Cougars' Opening Day roster this spring, and pitched in 7 games - all relief appearances. Stueve has pitched for four Royals' affiliates this season: Wilmington, Kane County, Idaho Falls and Burlington.
Today's roster move brings the Cougars to the Midwest League maximum of 25 active players.
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