Cubs prospect 1B Yasiel Balaguert named Carolina League Player of the Week for third time this season, second week in a row
Minor League Baseball announced its Players and Pitchers of the Week (July 25-31) on Monday and for the second straight week Myrtle Beach’s Yasiel Balaguert took home the Player of the Week Award in the Carolina League.
Yasiel Balaguert has now won the Carolina League Player of the Week Award three times on the season.
Balaguert went 13-for-32 at the plate throughout the week, posting a .406/.412/.719 line with four doubles, two home runs, seven RBI and seven runs scored in seven games.