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Alford Named Indians June Player of the Month

Published on July 2, 2021 under International League (IL)
Indianapolis Indians News Release


INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis Indians today announced outfielder Anthony Alford as their June Player of the Month after he reached base safely in all 18 games played dating back to June 1.

Alford, 26, excelled in June and with 10 more plate appearances, would have ranked among Triple-A East qualifiers in multiple categories. A minor injury suffered during a collision on June 24 at Louisville kept him off the league leaderboard - he would have led the league with a .415 average (22-for-53), .563 on-base percentage and 1.280 OPS. Alford hit safely in 15 of 18 games, which included a team-high nine-game hitting streak from June 10-22.

The outfielder began the season with Pittsburgh but was outrighted to the Pirates Alternate Training Site on April 25 before being assigned to Indianapolis at the start of the minor league season. He began his Triple-A campaign 0-for-12 but has since raised his average to .288 (32-for-111) with a .323 average (32- for-99) since recording his first hit on May 13.

Alford was originally selected by Toronto in the third round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft and later became the Blue Jays' No. 1 prospect (No. 25 overall) by Baseball America ahead of the 2016 season.

He was claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh from Toronto on Aug. 27, 2020.

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