Diablo named Central League's Player of the Year

August 24, 2005 - Central Baseball League (Central League)
El Paso Diablos News Release


EL PASO-The Central League has named El Paso Diablos' 1B Juan Camacho its 2005 Player of the Year, as voted upon by league managers. Last week, he was also named the CL's all-star first baseman on the 11-member postseason all-star team.

The Maracaibo, Venezuela, native led the league with 100 RBI, finished the season second with 21 home runs, second with a .598 slugging percentage and eighth with a .328 average as the Diablos narrowly missed the playoffs in their first season in the Central League.

This was the 24-year-old's eighth season in professional baseball; signed as a non-drafted free agent by the New York Yankees in 1997, Camacho spent six seasons in the Yankees organization, leading the New York-Penn League with 51 RBI for Staten Island in 2001. Last year, he split time between Pennsylvania of the Atlantic League and Gary of the Northern League. This was Camacho's first year with the El Paso Diablos.



Central Baseball League Stories from August 24, 2005


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central