Linares Named August Player of the Month
Published on September 5, 2013 under Eastern League (EL1) News Release
Portland, ME - The Eastern League is pleased to announce that Portland Sea Dogs outfielder J.C. Linares has been named the Eastern League Player of the Month for the month of August. Linares batted .368 (42-for-114) with 12 doubles, one triple, six home runs, 25 RBI, 20 runs scored, a .416 on-base percentage and a .649 slugging percentage in 28 games during the month for the Sea Dogs. The 28-year old kicked off the month with a nine game hitting streak and was even better at the end of the month, collecting hits in 11 straight games to close out the month. He had at least one hit in 23 of the 28 games he played in during the month and finished the month with 15 multiple hit games, including collecting a season high four hits while driving in two runs and scoring three times in a 9-3 win at New Hampshire on August 29th. That four hit performance helped Linares capture the Eastern League Player of the Week honors for the period of August 26th-September 2nd.
J.C., who is a native of Havana, Cuba, led all Eastern League players in total bases (74) and OPS (1.065) during the month of August and tied for the league lead in batting average (.368), hits (42), doubles (12) and slugging percentage (.649). The 5'11", 190 lb. slugger also finished ranked among the monthly leaders in extra-base hits (19-2nd), RBI (25-3rd), runs scored (20-tied 5th), home runs (6-tied 5th) and on-base percentage (.416-7th).
Linares, who batted .276 with 24 doubles, eight home runs, 51 RBI and 44 runs scored in 81 games for the Sea Dogs this season, was signed by the Boston Red Sox as a non-drafted free agent on July 8, 2010.
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