Yasiel Balaguert Carolina League POW 051616 to 052216

Yasiel Balaguert of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans was selected the Carolina League Player of the Week for the span of May 16, 2016 through May 22, 2016. For the week he hit 8 for 26, .308/.333/.615 with 2 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB and 1 BB in 7 games. This season the first baseman is hitting .249/.278/.390 with 7 HR, 35 RBI, 17 R, 2 SB in 44 games. Myrtle Beach is the Class A Advanced team of the Chicago Cubs. He originally signed with the Cubs in 2011 as an amateur free agent out of Cuba. Balaguert turned 23 on January 9th.