David Freitas Named to All-PCL Team
August 26, 2019 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
San Antonio Missions News Release
San Antonio Missions catcher David Freitas
(San Antonio Missions)
SAN ANTONIO - The Pacific Coast League announced Monday that San Antonio Missions catcher David Freitas has been selected to the 2019 All- Pacific Coast League Team. The Missions have been represented on their league's post-season All-Star team each year since 2010.
Freitas is currently in the race to win the Pacific Coast League's batting title and leads the circuit with a .386 batting average (122-for-316). He is also pacing the league with an on-base percentage of .466 and is fourth in OPS at 1.039.
The 30-year-old began the season on the Seattle Mariners Opening Day roster before being optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on March 29. He was then acquired by the Brewers on April 14 and assigned to San Antonio on April 17 where he has remained since. Freitas fit in with the Missions right away and was selected to the Triple-A All-Star Game. He started for the Pacific Coast League at the Triple-A All-Star Game and went 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles, two runs, and an RBI. In 88 games this season, six with Tacoma and 82 with San Antonio, Freitas is batting .386 with 55 runs, 23 doubles, 12 home runs, and 79 RBI.
Freitas has three separate hitting streaks of at least 10 games and is currently on a 13-game hitting streak. He is also on a 28-game on-base streak. He has accumulated team-best 37 multi-hit games including a team-high 11 three-hit performances.
The Wilton, California native is in his 10th professional season and first in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He was originally drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 15th round of the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of the University Hawaii.
The full All-PCL Team is listed below
C - David Freitas, San Antonio
1B - Kevin Cron, Reno
2B - Isan Diaz, New Orleans
3B - Ty France, El Paso
SS - Carter Kieboom, Fresno
OF - Kyle Tucker, Round Rock
OF - Sam Hilliard, Albuquerque
OF - Yonathan Daza, Albuquerque
DH - Jared Walsh, Salt Lake
RH SP - Colin Rea, Iowa
LH SP - Foster Griffin, Omaha
RP - David Carpenter, Nashville
2019 is the 118th season of baseball in San Antonio and first as the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. Season seat memberships for the 2020 season are available now by calling 210-675-PARK (7275).
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