Jose Osuna Honored as April International League Player of the Month
Published on May 1, 2018 under International League (IL1) News Release
The International League announced today that Indianapolis third baseman Jose Osuna has been named the League's Player of the Month for April. Along with winners from other leagues, Osuna will be presented with an award from Minor League Baseball in recognition of his performance last month.
Through the first month of the 2018 campaign, Indianapolis third baseman Jose Osuna is hitting .361 and leading the International League in extra-base hits (12) and slugging (.656). He's also tied for 2nd in the circuit in RBI (16), doubles (9), and total bases (40). Indy's cleanup hitter has clubbed three home runs, which does not include the three-run blast he hit for Pittsburgh upon being promoted for a doubleheader on April 25. Osuna has been extremely reliable during his time with the Indians, hitting safely in all but one of his seventeen games played so far this season. He capped his stellar month with a three-hit, three-RBI, three-run contest at Toledo to help lead the Tribe roll past the division-leading Mud Hens, 10-7. All three of his long balls this season have been hit on the road, where he is batting .414 in eight games. Osuna becomes the first member of the Indians to be honored as IL Player of the Month since second baseman Alen Hanson in May of 2015.
25-year-old Jose Osuna is in his ninth season as a professional player. He was signed by Pittsburgh as a non-drafted free agent prior to the 2010 campaign. He led all Pirates Minor Leaguers in RBI in both 2015 and 2016, then last season he made his Major League debut, ultimately seeing time in 104 games with the Pirates and hitting .233 with seven home runs. Osuna is a native of Trujillo, Venezuela.
Last Season's International League Players of the Month:
April 2017 - Patrick Leonard, 3B (Durham)
May 2017 - Tom Eshelman, P (Lehigh Valley)
June 2017 - Zack Granite, OF (Rochester)
July 2017 - Jake Cave, OF (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre)
August 2017 - Ronald Acuna, OF (Gwinnett)
International League Stories from May 1, 2018
- Bautista Blast Completes Gwinnett Comeback in 8-6 Win - Gwinnett Stripers
- Knights Drop Tuesday's Game to Stripers 8-6 - Charlotte Knights
- Chiefs Blank Pigs - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
- First-Place Hens Drop Second in a Row to Indians - Toledo Mud Hens
- Chiefs Strikeout 16 Pigs, Post 3-0 Win Tuesday - Syracuse Mets
- Early Offense Enough as Indy Tops Toledo - Indianapolis Indians
- Bisons Fall to RailRiders, 7-1 - Buffalo Bisons
- Pawtucket Bats Limited by Gonsalves, Rochester - Pawtucket Red Sox
- Tides Come back to Take 7-5 Victory - Norfolk Tides
- Gonsalves Dominates in Wings 2-0 Win Tuesday - Rochester Red Wings
- RailRiders rock Bisons 7-1 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
- Game Information: Indianapolis Indians (11-10) at Toledo Mud Hens (15-7) - Indianapolis Indians
- Battle of the Bambinos Begins - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
- Frazier Joins SWB on Rehab Assignment - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
- Star Wars Night Headlines Eight-Game Homestand - Durham Bulls
- Pigs Look to Rebound Tonight vs. Chiefs - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
- Louisville Bats Notes: May 1 - Louisville Bats
- Former Bisons Marty Brown, Joe Roa Elected to Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame - Buffalo Bisons
- Jose Osuna Honored as April International League Player of the Month - IL1
- Osuna Honored as International League's April Player of the Month - Indianapolis Indians
- Bisons Game Notes - Buffalo at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (6:35 PM) - Buffalo Bisons
- LHV Game Notes - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
- Louisville Quiets Clippers for Game One Win - Columbus Clippers
- Michael Kopech Named White Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Month - Charlotte Knights
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