Alexander Mayeta Kerr (born February 22, 1977) is a

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with

Industriales Industriales is a professional baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Located in Cerro, La Habana, it is known as the only team representing the country’s capital, Havana. Industriales is historically the most successful team in the Nat ...

of the

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. He was the play-off most valuable player in the National Series for the 2005–06 season.

Play-off MVP season

Industriales won their 11th title in 2005–06, and Mayeta put up solid numbers for the team, though there were many other players with comparable statistics in the National Series. Mayeta hit a respectable .315, and his 15

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s and 71

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led the team (tied for 11th and 13th in the league, respectively). However, he was seventh on the team in doubles, and his .555

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was far off the league-leading pace set by

Michel Enríquez Michel Enríquez Tamayo (born November 2, 1979) is a Cuban former professional baseball infielder who currently serves as a coach for the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League. Biography and career Enríquez, who plays third base ...

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(.690).

Comparison

The following is a comparison of Mayeta's numbers with the last two MVP award winners, Yulieski Gourriel and Osmani Urrutia, and two other stars of the league. Leaders are shown in bold.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mayeta, Alexander 1977 births Living people 2009 World Baseball Classic players Olympic baseball players for Cuba Baseball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in baseball Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games gold medalists in baseball Pan American Games baseball players for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in baseball Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games