Jahmai Jones Named Southern League Player of the Week
July 29, 2019 - Southern League (SL1)
Mobile BayBears News Release
Mobile BayBears infielder Jahmai Jones
(Mobile BayBears)
MOBILE, Ala. - Infielder Jahmai Jones of the Mobile BayBears, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, has been named Southern League Player of the Week for July 22-28.
Jones, 21, had hits in six of the seven games during the week and is currently on a six-game hit streak. He is 10-for-his-last-18 with four consecutive multi-hit games. Jones drove in a season-high four runs Saturday and plated a total of eight this week. He has seen his batting average climb from .198 to a season-high .216 following the stretch.
Jones was selected by the Angels in the second round (No. 40 overall) of the 2015 MLB Draft as an outfielder out of the Wesleyan School in Norcross, Georgia and transitioned to second base last year. He is the No. 7 prospect in the Angels organization, according to MLB Pipeline.
Jones is the second BayBears player to earn a Southern League weekly award this season. Jeremy Beasley was named the circuit's Pitcher of the Week on April 29.
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