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By Scott Barancik, editor With one game left in the regular season, Zach Borenstein‘s numbers are stellar. His .335 batting average is tops in the California League (Class A-advanced). He has 27 home runs, tying him for 1st place. He leads the league in slugging percentage (.625) and OPS (1.026), and he ranks 3rd in on-base percentage…
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