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Minors: Luis Campusano named Cal League co-MVP, then walks off win for Storm

A concussion slowed Luis Campusano last year. Little has tripped up the 20-year-old catcher in 2019.

Campusano on Wednesday was named the California League’s co-MVP with Lancaster’s Luis Castro and celebrated with a walk-off home run to send high Single-A Lake Elsinore to a 5-2 win over Rancho Cucamonga, the latest highlight in a breakout season that has the former second-round pick squarely on the prospect radar.

Ranked No. 8 in the Padres’ system by MLB.com, up from No. 18 before the year, Campusano has paired 14 homers and 72 RBIs with a .