It wasn’t all that long ago that his shoulder was aching from some small labrum tears and he was wondering if baseball was keeping him away from things he’d like to experience in the summer. Maybe it was time to hang up his glove.

Good thing Owen Boon decided to stick with it.

On Monday, the Hamilton Cardinals pitcher was named the most valuable player of the Intercounty Baseball League.

“I was pretty surprised,” the 32-year-old starter says.

The league started giving out an MVP award in 1927. A Hamilton player never won it until 2023 when Tyler Duncan earned the prize. Now the organization has two in three years.

Even in a league that tends to be hitter-friendly, Boon was an obvious choice.

In 11 starts he went 6-1 with a 1.80 ERA while holding opposing batters to a .174 average. Ba

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