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Third League Premier Pitcher is Cardona Monday, September 1st, 2025 The Third League Pitcher of the Month honor has been given to Rafael Cardona of Thunder Bay for a superlative month. "I actually never wanted to be a pitcher," Cardona told reporters when asked who he credits for his pitching ability. "I was an outfielder until high school and on the third day of tryouts my coach came up and said, 'Son you couldn't hit a lick even if we put it on a tee for ya.' Well, that ticked me off, so I decided if I couldn't hit I wanted to make sure no one else could either and so here I am." It all turned out for the best as the Thunder Bay starter notched a 4-0 record with a 0.47 ERA last month. He made 5 starts and struck out 26 in 38.2 innings. On the season Cardona has compiled a 10-4 mark with a 1.98 ERA in 21 starts. In pitching 136.2 innings he has 121 strikeouts and 47 walks while limiting the opposition to a .207 batting average. |
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