Diaz Southern League Player of the Week
July 16, 2018 - Southern League (SL1)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp second baseman Isan Diaz
(Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Credit: David Rosenblum)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp second baseman Isan Diaz has been named the Southern League Player of the Week for July 9-15, announced by the league office on Monday.
Diaz hit safely in all six games he played last week, hitting .455 (10-for-22) with four home runs, 12 runs batted in, seven runs scored, two doubles, and three walks. Over the past week Diaz led the Southern League with a 1.091 slugging percentage, as well as a 1.611 on-base plus slugging percentage. His 12 RBI and four home runs were tied for the league lead as well for the last week.
Diaz homered in three consecutive games from July 12-14, and three of his six games with a hit were multi-hit contests. During his hitting streak, Diaz has raised his batting average from .230 to .247.
Diaz becomes the first Southern League player to win multiple Southern League Player of the Week honors in the 2018 season, as the league recognized him for his play from June 4-10 when he hit .565 and led Minor League Baseball with a .667 on-base percentage.
Diaz is in his first season playing at the Double-A level, and overall is hitting .247 with 10 home runs and 42 runs batted in. He is regarded by MLB.com as the Miami Marlins No. 7 prospect, and he was acquired by the Marlins as part of January's Christian Yelich trade with the Milwaukee Brewers. Diaz, 22, is a native of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and was originally selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2nd round of the 2014 draft out of Springfield High School in Springfield, Massachusetts.
In addition to the two Southern League weekly honors won by Diaz, Jeff Brigham was honored as the league's Pitcher of the Week for April 5-15, Austin Dean was the Southern League Player of the Week for April 16-22, and Cade Gotta was the league's Player of the Week from May 14-20. Dean was also honored as the Southern League Player of the Month for April.
The Jumbo Shrimp will conclude their series with Biloxi at 7:05 p.m. Monday, when Jacksonville right-hander Merandy Gonzalez (0-3) is scheduled to face Shuckers right-hander Trey Supak (0-6). Gates open at 6 p.m. for VyStar Credit Union Charity Begins at Home with Habitat for Humanity raising funds through ticket sales and the Launch-A-Ball promotion. VyStar Credit Union members can get a buy-3-get-1 free ticket special by showing their VyStar credit or debit card at the box office. Half-Price Yuengling Monday means 16-oz. Yuengling cans are half-price.
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- Barons Back in Birmingham for 10 Games - Birmingham Barons
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