The Houston Astros Player Development Department has named June's Minor League Players and Pitchers of the Month at Triple A Fresno, Double A Corpus Christi, Class A Advanced Lancaster, Class A Quad Cities and the Rookie Level DSL Astros Blue and Orange.
OF Preston Tucker was named Triple A Fresno's June Player of the Month after batting .361 (35x97) with seven doubles, three triples, six homers, 19 RBI and a 1.079 OPS (.398 OBP/.680 SLG) in 25 games in June. The 25-year-old capped off his stellar month with a 5x6, three-homer, eight-RBI performance at Salt Lake City on June 30.