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Winker Earns Honor; Soto Added to List of Dragons in MLB

May 22, 2013 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


DAYTON, OHIO-Dayton Dragons outfielder Jesse Winker has been named Midwest League Batter of the Week for the week of May 13-19.

During the week, Winker batted .375 (9 for 24). He hit three home runs and collected one double, one triple, and 10 runs batted in. He also scored seven runs, stole one base, walked six times, and struck out only four times. He posted an on-base percentage of .516 with a slugging percentage of .875.

Winker became the first Dragons player to win the league's Batter or Pitcher of the Week award this season.

The Dragons host the West Michigan Whitecaps on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at Fifth Third Field. All three games are scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The games on Thursday and Friday nights will be televised on WHIO Digital Channel 7.2 and Time Warner Cable channels 23 and 372. All Dragons games can be heard on WONE Radio 980 AM and on the internet at daytondragons.com and wone.com.

SOTO BECOMES 59TH DRAGONS PLAYER IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES

Neftali Soto, a member of the 2008 Dayton Dragons, recently became the 59th former Dragons player to reach the Major Leagues. Soto made his big league debut with the Reds on Saturday at Philadelphia as a late-inning defensive replacement. On Sunday, Soto appeared as a pinch hitter for the Reds, grounding out to third base in his first Major League at-bat.

Soto was a key element in the 2008 Dragons push to the semi-final round of the Midwest League playoffs. He appeared in 52 games for the Dragons that season, batting .326 with seven home runs and 36 RBI. Soto, along with shortstop Zack Cozart, catcher Devin Mesoraco, and starting pitchers Jeremy Horst and Enerio Del Rosario, led the Dragons to the playoffs and a first round sweep before the club lost to South Bend in the semi-finals. Todd Frazier was a member of that Dragons club during the first half of the season.

Soto became the second former Dragon to reach the Major Leagues this season, joining Donald Lutz.

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