Profar Named SAL Player of the Week

Published on August 4, 2015 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hickory Crawdads News Release

Hickory Crawdads Infielder Juremi Profar
(Hickory Crawdads)

Profar, 19, led the hot-hitting Hickory offense by batting .450/.500/.900 with 3 doubles, 2 home runs, and 8 RBI over the six game stretch. The Curacao native posted four multi-hit games over the week in addition to recording at least one RBI in five of the six games.

Signed by the Texas Rangers as a international free agent in 2012, Profar currently leads the 'Dads with a .303 average over 33 games this season to go along with 3 home runs, 9 doubles, and 20 RBI. The younger brother of 2011 Crawdads All-Star Jurickson Profar, Juremi began the year with 13 games in Class-A Advanced High Desert before coming to Hickory on June 25th.

Profar joins RHP Ariel Jurado (5/25 - 5/31) as well as OF Luke Tender (4/9 - 4/19) and INF Tripp Martin (4/20 - 4/26) as Crawdads to win an SAL weekly award in 2015.

Hickory Crawdads Infielder Juremi Profar

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