Alen Hanson Named International League Player of the Month

Published on June 1, 2015 under International League (IL1) News Release

The International League announced today that Indianapolis second baseman Alen Hanson  has been named the League's Player of the Month for May.  Along with winners from other  leagues, Hanson will receive an award from Minor League Baseball in recognition of his  performance last month.  

Alen Hanson collected four hits on the first day of May and hasn't cooled off since.  For the  month of May, he led the International League with a .362 batting average, 42 hits, 16 extra- base hits, five triples, 69 total bases, 22 runs scored, and a .595 slugging percentage.  He led  the charge as his Indians club went 18-11 in May to move 3.5 games in front of the West  Division, now owning the League's winningest record at 30-21 overall.  Fifteen times during  the past month Hanson collected multiple hits, including five straight games between  May 17-22.  He legged out five triples in May and is now tied for the League-lead on the  season with six overall.  Hanson also leads the circuit this season with 89 total bases while  he's currently 2nd in the IL with 60 hits and 30 runs scored.  Hanson's honor comes exactly  a decade after the last member of the Indianapolis Indians to claim an IL Player of the  Month Award, which was pitcher Zach Duke in May 2005.   

22-year-old Alen Hanson is in his sixth season as a professional player after signing with  the Pirates as a 16-year-old non-drafted free agent in 2009.  He spent his first full season at  the Double-A level in 2014 with Altoona, where he was an Eastern League All-Star.   Hanson made his Triple-A debut this April with Indianapolis; he has yet to receive his first  call to the Major Leagues.  Hanson is a native of La Romana, Dominican Republic. 

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