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					|   | Week's Premier Player: Lehigh Valley's de la Cruz Monday, September 3rd , 2046
 One of the league's most exciting young players, Raul de la Cruz of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs earned himself National League Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games.
 
 For the week the 25-year-old first baseman had a lofty .600 average (9-for-15), collecting 2 home runs, 3 RBIs and 5 runs scored.
 
 In the current season, de la Cruz has put up a .301 batting average with 75 hits, 9 home runs, 35 RBI and scored 43 runs.
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