CHICAGO — Class AA Birmingham outfielder Luis Robert has been named the Chicago White Sox Minor League Player of the Month for April, and Class A Kannapolis left-hander Konnor Pilkington has been named Pitcher of the Month as voted by a panel of Chicago-area media members.
Robert, 21, batted .453 (34–75) with five doubles, three triples, eight home runs, 24 RBI, 21 runs scored, a .512 on-base percentage and .920 slugging percentage over 19 games in April with Class A Winston-Salem. He was promoted to Birmingham on Tuesday.
The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Robert, who is currently rated by MLBPipeline.