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Bisons Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Named International League Batter of the Week

Published on August 13, 2018 under International League (IL1)
Buffalo Bisons News Release


In just his second week at the Triple-A level, Buffalo third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has earned International League Batter of the Week honors for the week August 6-12.

Guerrero Jr. continues to capture the attention of the baseball world with his impressive minor league campaign that is now two weeks in with the Herd. During the Bisons last homestand, the slugger averaged .458 (11-24) with a double, four home runs, five RBI and a 1.000 slugging pct. His home runs came in four consecutive games, August 8-11, falling just shy of the Herd's all-time record of five straight games set by four individuals.

Vladdy's week started with back-to-back three hit games against the Gwinnett Braves. His third hit on August 8 was his first career Triple-A home run as he launched a titanic blast to centerfield in the fifth inning of a 6-1 Bisons win. Guerrero then homered in each of the next there games before failing to reach base for the first time in his Bisons career on Sunday.

For the season, Guerrero Jr. is hitting .395 with four home runs, seven RBI, a .489 on-base pct. and a .763 slugging pct. The Bisons have one more homestand left for fans to catch Guerrero Jr. in action. The team returns home August 21-27 for the final seven games of the year. Tickets are available at Bisons.com.

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