Dodgers prospect Corey Seager named MVP of the California League.

Corey Seager

Corey Seager was named MVP of the California League, where he hasn’t played since July. (Staff photo)

Dodgers prospect Corey Seager was named the California League’s Most Valuable Player on Friday.

The 20-year-old shortstop slashed .352/.411/.633 in 80 games for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga before earning a promotion to Double-A Chattanooga on July 18. Since the promotion, Seager is batting .333/.356/.495.

Seager was the starting shortstop for the California League in the All-Star Game against the Carolina League in Wilmington, Delaware in June. He also started at shortstop for the U.S. at the MLB Futures Game in July.

In addition to Seager, Rancho Cucamonga’s head groundskeeper, Rex Whitney, was honored with the Groundskeeper of the Year award for his excellent work on LoanMart Field throughout the 2014 season.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.