Rays ace Snell wins Players League title in sweep

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Tampa Bay Rays ace Blake Snell won the inaugural MLB The Show Players League on Sunday with a three-game sweep against the Chicago White Sox‘s Lucas Giolito in the best-of-five championship series.

Snell’s Rays beat Giolito’s White Sox 5-1 in Game 1, 3-2 in Game 2, and 6-0 in Game 3. The three-inning games were televised on ESPN.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast will receive a $25,000 donation thanks to Snell’s championship victory. In addition, MLB, the players’ association and Sony donated $5,000 on behalf of each participating player to a Boys & Girls Club affiliate in his team’s community.

Snell tweeted “I NEEED IT SO BAD” after his victory.

The Rays also congratulated Snell on Twitter by raising a virtual banner in his honor.

Players from all 30 teams competed in the league, which featured a 29-game regular season.

The Texas RangersJoey Gallo was voted by fans and players as the league’s Best Player after starting out 11-0 in the league and earning the No. 2 seed for the postseason.

The other awards:

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