Leo Paredes with the best batting performance in the history of First league
Cuban baseball player Leonardo Paredes is the best batter in current season of First league. His performance also broke the historical record.
Pelikans Bučovice utility player finished the regular season with BA .625 (among players with at least 20 AB). The number beat previous record held by Quentin Herbster who finished 2018 season with BA .618 when he played for current Extraliga team Sokola Hluboká. Paredes ended on base in slightly less than 30% of his at bats and his OBP stopped at .714.
Thirty eight year old player might be familiar to Czech fans for his time in Technika Brno, where he played in Extraliga. Furthermore, Paredes also plays as a pitcher, where he finished with 3 wins and 2 complete games this season. He played an important role in getting Bučovice to Promotion league. He also finished Promotion league as the third best batter with BA .450.
