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I just watch. No teach, just watch. I learn from him.”

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., through an interprete­r, when asked if his father, Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero, dragged him to a batting cage when he was little. Guerrero is the USA TODAY Minor League Player of the Year, based on voting from a panel of writers and editors as well as readers. Playing for Class AAA Buffalo, the 19-year-old third baseman was hitting .381 through Sept. 4, which included 61 games at AA and 30 at Buffalo.

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