Hobson Signs with White Sox
October 25, 2016 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Lancaster Stormers News Release
First baseman K.C. Hobson, who challenged for the Atlantic League home run and batting crowns before finishing fourth in both, has been signed by the Chicago White Sox, it was announced today in trade publication Baseball America.
The lefty slugger, recently named the league's All-Star first baseman for the 2016 campaign, batted .320 with 24 home runs and 65 RBI in 98 games for the Lancaster Barnstormers after joining the club on June 3. The former Toronto farmhand ended the season third in on base percentage and second in slugging percentage with an overall OPS of .964.
He homered in consecutive games on six different occasions and homered twice in a game in two different contests. Hobson connected 14 times in 30 games from August 13-September 2.
Before joining the Barnstormers, the son of Lancaster manager Butch Hobson, spent seven seasons in the Toronto Blue Jays organization, peaking at Class AA New Hampshire. His best season came at Class A Lansing in 2012, when he hit .276 with 86 RBI for the Lugnuts.
"I'm really happy for K.C. and happy for our organization," said manager Butch Hobson. "I believe that this will be the first of several this winter."
Hobson, 26, became the first member of the 2016 Barnstormers to sign with a Major League organization this off-season. Last year, six members of the previous year's club returned to Major League organizations during the fall and winter.
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