First baseman Prince Fielder has been selected as the Rangers Player of the Year by the local chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. He will be honored at the annual Dr Pepper Awards Dinner, to be held on Jan. 22 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine.
Fielder hit .305 with 23 home runs and 98 RBIs in 158 games for the Rangers, finishing sixth in the league in batting average and ninth in RBIs. He was selected to play in this year's All-Star Game and last week was named the 2015 American League Comeback Player of the Year by The Sporting News.