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Gamecock great Christian Walker caps monster minor league season with MVP honor

South Carolina baseball great Christian Walker
South Carolina baseball great Christian Walker File photo

Former South Carolina star Christian Walker was honored for his incredible season on Friday when he was named the Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player.

The Reno Aces first baseman leads minor league baseball with 113 RBIs.

Walker has hit 32 home runs and is one of three players in professional baseball with at least 30 homers, 100 RBIs and 100 runs scored. Giancarlo Stanton and Paul Goldschmidt are the other two players that have accomplished the feat.

This story was originally published September 1, 2017 at 3:23 PM with the headline "Gamecock great Christian Walker caps monster minor league season with MVP honor."

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