Tigers Win Florida Complex League Championship
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The first championship of the 2024 minor league season is in the books. On Monday, the FCL Tigers topped their counterparts from the Pirates by a final of 12-1, giving them a clean sweep through the playoffs.
As has been the case all year, the team’s offensive attack was spearheaded by leadoff man and shortstop Franyerber Montilla. The 19-year-old went 3-for-4 with a double, two walks and four RBIs in his team’s marauding attack over the boys from Bradenton.
One of the best prospects in the FCL, Montilla finished the year hitting .273/.409/.448 with 12 doubles, six home runs and 24 stolen bases.
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Catcher Enrique Jimenez, 18, also collected three hits in the win, including a double.
Pedro Garcia and Moises Rodriguez held down the mound for the Tigers, limiting the Pirates to just one run on six hits.
The win sealed Detroit’s first FCL championship since 2018 back when the circuit was still known as the Gulf Coast League.
