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Eloy Jimenez Earns Midwest League Player of the Week Award

Cubs prospect OF Eloy Jimenez slugs his way to second Midwest League Player of the Week Award

Eloy Jimenez has destroyed pitching in the Midwest League for a majority of the year. And on Monday, Minor League Baseball named the 19-year old slugging outfielder its Player of the Week (July 25-31) in the Midwest League. This is Jimenez’s second Player of the Week Award of the season (May 16-22). He is the first player to earn the award for a second time in the Midwest League this year.

Jimenez went 15-for-25 (.600/.607/1.080) during the week with four doubles, a triple and two home runs.