Malquin Canelo South Atlantic League POW 060815 to 061415

Malquin Canelo of the Lakewood BlueClaws was selected the South Atlantic League Player of the Week for the span of June 8, 2015 through June 14, 2015. For the week he hit 9 for 22, .409/.458/.818 with 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB and 1 BB in 5 games. This season the shortstop is hitting .310/.365/.467 with 5 HR, 21 RBI, 46 R, 10 SB in 61 games. Lakewood is the Class A team of the Philadelphia Phillies. He originally signed with the Phillies in 2012 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Canelo will be 21 on September 5th.