Cubs Name Ezequiel Pagan Player of the Month for June

July 6, 2022 - Carolina League (CarL)
Myrtle Beach Pelicans News Release

CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs today named Single-A Myrtle Beach outfielder Ezequiel Pagán as the organization's minor league player of the month for June.

Pagán, who turns 22 on July 8, hit .367 (29-for-79) with five doubles, two triples, three home runs, 27 RBI, a .474 on- base percentage and a 1.069 OPS in 23 games in June for Myrtle Beach. His 27 RBI in June were the most among Cubs minor leaguers, while his .367 average was the second highest. The left-handed hitting outfielder raised his season average from .233 to .292 during the month, which included eight multi-hit games and five three-hit efforts. On June 5 vs. Delmarva, Pagán went 3-for-3 with a home run and a career high-tying five RBI.

Selected by the Cubs in the 13th round of the 2018 draft out of the Pro Baseball High School & Academy in Puerto Rico, the six-foot, one-inch Pagán owns a career .274 average (211-for-770) with 27 doubles, 11 triples, 14 homers, 100 RBI and a .739 OPS in 207 minor league games as of July 6.

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