The Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com present the 2025 All-City Baseball Team and player of the year as voted on by the nine high school coaches of Lexington’s varsity KHSAA programs.

Sayre senior outfielder Charlie Slabaugh topped a tight grouping for the top spot among First Team honorees to take Lexington player of the year honors.

The Columbia commit led the 11th Region champion Spartans with a .386 batting average to go with 37 RBI, 34 runs scored and a homer. His hustling play in the sixth inning of this season’s 11th Region title game helped Sayre tie the game and set up his go-ahead hit in the Spartans’ first-ever region championship win.

Slabaugh got three top player votes and was closely followed on the first team by three players who equally split the other six — Lexin

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