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Baby Cakes' Shuck Named PCL Player of the Week

Published on August 6, 2018 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Metairie, LA - The Pacific Coast League has named New Orleans Baby Cakes outfielder J.B. Shuck its Player of the Week for July 30-August 5.

Over a five-game stretch, Shuck collected hits in 11-of-16 at-bats (.688), reached base safely in 14-of-19 plate appearances (.737) to post the highest weekly batting average and on-base percentage in professional baseball. Additionally, Shuck hit two doubles and one home run, drove in four runs, scored four runs and stole two bases. He also had PCL-best marks in slugging percentage (1.000) and OPS (1.737).

The Marlins farmhand had hits in all five games, four of which were multi-hit contests. In a three-game series at El Paso from August 1-3, Shuck went five-for-eight; he hit his only home run of the week, and drove in two, in the final game of the set. In the first game of a series at Albuquerque, on August 4, Shuck reached base four times, collecting two hits, two walks and two runs in New Orleans' 18-7 win. He did one better the following night, reaching in all five plate appearances, with four hits and one walk. He also drove in two in that game, the latter of which plated the game-winning run with a go-ahead single in the eighth inning of a 7-6 victory.

The Ohio native, in his first year in the Marlins organization, has played in 28 games for the Baby Cakes, hitting .337 (29-for-86) with 10 RBI and having nearly as many walks (11) as strikeouts (12). The rest of the campaign he has been with Miami, where he played in 70 games. The Marlins are Shuck's sixth organization in his 11-year professional career. He has spent parts of four other seasons in the PCL, with Round Rock, Oklahoma City and Salt Lake. The 31-year-old, a product of Ohio State University, has appeared in 434 career Major League games with five teams (Houston, Los Angeles - AL, Cleveland, Chicago - AL, Miami).

Shuck is the first New Orleans player to earn the weekly award since Destin Hood in May 2017. Right-handers Ben Meyer and Odrisamer Despaigne each took home Pitcher of the Week honors earlier this season.

Iowa right-hander Alec Mills was named PCL Pitcher of the Week after tossing six perfect innings last Wednesday against Salt Lake.

The Baby Cakes host the Iowa Cubs for four games, Thursday through Sunday. Tickets are available at the stadium box office, online via Ticketmaster or cakesbaseball.com, or by calling (504) 734-5155.

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