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Mitch Atkins (PHOTO/LARRY WOOLIS)
Mitch Atkins (PHOTO/LARRY WOOLIS)
By Steve Holley

Date: Sep 22, 2008

On a day when the Chicago Cubs celebrated a second straight NL Central title, they also recognized top individual players from their minor league system. The Cubs announced prior to Saturday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field that Class AAA Iowa INF/OF Micah Hoffpauir and RHP Mitch Atkins had been named the club’s 2008 Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively.

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