Cantillo Named MWL Player of the Month for June
July 3, 2019 - Midwest League (MWL1) News Release
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Minor League Baseball announced today Fort Wayne LHP, Joey Cantillo, has been selected as the Uncle Ray's Player of the Month for June. In recognition of the honor, Cantillo will receive an award from Minor League Baseball and Uncle Ray's, the "Official Potato Chip of Minor League Baseball".
Fort Wayne TinCaps (Padres) pitcher Joey Cantillo went 3-0 in four starts in June and posted a Midwest League-leading 0.36 ERA with an identical WHIP. The left-hander struck out 30 while walking just one in 25 innings pitched and held opposing batters to a .099 average. On June 20, Cantillo fanned 10 and allowed just two hits in six scoreless innings in his only no-decision of the month. He currently holds a 22-inning scoreless streak. Cantillo, 19, was selected by San Diego in the 16th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of Kailua High School in Kailua, Hawaii.
Cantillo, as Player of the Month, joins the following Midwest League June award winners named weekly.
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