Rosario Named Batavia Downs Player of the Week
June 20, 2016 - International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release
Rochester Red Wings outfielder Eddie Rosario has been named the Batavia Downs Gaming and Racetrack Player of the Week for the period of June 13-19.
For the week, Rosario was 7-for-20 (.350) with three runs scored and a run batted in. In the opener of a series with first place Columbus June 14, Rosario scored from second on Adam Brett Walker's game-winning hit in the ninth - sliding into home and just eluding the catcher's tag. Rosario also helped the Wings with his defense, making outstanding catches in center field on June 14 and June 16. For the season, Rosario is batting .333 in 28 games, and his .888 OPS is second best on the team.
More on Rosario:
In his seventh professional season, all with the Twins organization...Selected by Minnesota in the fourth round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of Rafael Lopez Landron High School in Guayama, Puerto Rico.
Batavia Downs Racetrack and Batavia Downs Gaming recognize the Red Wings Player of the Week each week during the regular season. Batavia Downs Gaming is a Video Gaming Center owned and operated by Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation in association with the New York Lottery. Western OTB is a public benefit corporation in the State of New York.
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