THE HOT CORNER

1 BRAVES:

The Braves announced their minor league players and pitchers of the year, headlined by Ian Anderson, the organizational pitcher of the year. The Braves recognized a player and pitcher from each affiliate, with OF Trey Harris earning overall position player of the year.

Anderson, 21, posted a 3.38 ERA with 172 strikeouts across Double-A and Triple-A. He was a Southern League All-Star and struck out 147 over 111 innings before his Triple-A promotion. Anderson is expected to make his major league debut next season.

Harris, 23, hit .323/.389/.498 with 14 homers, 73 RBIs and 73 runs scored across three levels (131 games).

In Double-A, OFs Cristian Pache and Drew Waters were honored as co-players of the year. Pache, one of the minors’ best defensive outfielders, hit a career-high 11 homers with 47 extra-base hits in 104 games. Waters was named MVP of the Southern League, hitting a league-best .319. The co-pitchers of the year were Anderson and Tucker Davidson (2.03 ERA, 122:45 strikeout-towalk ratio across 21 starts before a promotion to Triple-A).

OF Rafael Ortega won Triple-A Gwinnett’s player of the year (21 HRs, 58 extra-base hits). Bryse Wilson is Gwinnett’s pitcher of the year (118 Ks in 121 innings). The other players of the year: Florida: OF Trey Harris, LH Hayden Deal; Rome: OF Justin Dean, LH Dilmer Mejia; Danville: 1B Bryce Ball, RH Ricky DeVito; Gulf Coast: OF Michael Harris II, RH Eudi Asencio; DSL: OF Deivi Estrada, RH Roddery Munoz.

2 NATIONALS:

With 101 RBIs, Juan Soto is the sixth to reach 100 before his 21st birthday and the first since Alex Rodriguez in 1996.

PHILLIES: 3

Bryce Harper was still out of the starting lineup with an injured right hand Sunday but drew a bases-loaded walk as a pinch-hitter. He hadn’t played since being hit by a fastball Friday.