- Alexander Mayeta
Alexander Mayeta Kerr (born July 22, 1977 in Playa,
Havana ,Cuba ) is afirst baseman withIndustriales of theCuban National Series . He was themost valuable player in the National Series for the 2005-06 season [cite web|url=http://www.granma.cu/ESPANOL/2006/junio/lun5/24mayeta.html|title=Mayeta, jugador más valioso de la Serie|work=Granma|author=García, Anne-Marie|date=2006-06-05|language=Spanish|accessdate=2006-10-12] .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
home run s and 71 RBIs led the team (tied for 11th and 13th in the league, respectively). However, he was seventh on the team in doubles, and his .555slugging percentage was far off the league-leading pace set byMichel Enríquez of Isla de la Juventud (.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 [Cite web|url=http://www.inder.co.cu/indernet/competencias/sinfo/SNacional45/beimb11.htm|language=Spanish|title=XLV Serie Nacional de Béisbol - Bateo - Diez Primero|accessdate=2006-10-21] [Cite web|url=http://www.inder.co.cu/indernet/competencias/sinfo/SNacional45/beio1al1.htm|title=XLV Serie Nacional de Béisbol - Clasificatoria - Bateo|accessdate=2006-10-21|language=Spanish] . Leaders are shown in bold.
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