Claudio Arias named GBL Player of the Week
Published on July 3, 2008 under Golden Baseball League (GBL)
St. George RoadRunners News Release
The St. George RoadRunners Professional Baseball Club is proud to announce that OF Claudio Arias has been named Safeway Player of the Week for his performance during the fifth week of the 2008 Golden Baseball League season.
Arias, 26, 6-2, 200 lbs is an outfielder who was signed as a free agent by the Boston Red Sox in 2002 out of the Dominican Republic. He played five seasons in the Red Sox farm system reaching High-A in the Carolina League before being released. He joined the RoadRunners a couple of weeks into the season and has excelled in the field and at the plate. During Week Five he posted a batting average of .533 as he led the league in hits (16), RBIs (11), Total Bases (33) and was second in Runs (11) while blasting 3 home runs.
Arias joins former teammates Brandon Taylor and Harold Williams to be honored by the GBL.
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