Abiatal Avelino Florida State League POW 072715 to 080215

Abiatal Avelino of the Tampa Yankees was selected the Florida State League Player of the Week for the span of July 27, 2015 through August 2, 2015. For the week he hit 13 for 30, .433/.452/.533 with 1 HR, 2 RBI, 8 R, 6 SB and 1 BB in 8 games. This season the shortstop is hitting .241/.297/.320 with 4 HR, 15 RBI, 46 R, 29 SB in 74 games at Tampa and .301/.341/.398 with 0 HR, 4 RBI, 16 R, 16 SB in 20 games at Class A Charleston. Tampa is the Class A Advanced team of the New York Yankees. He originally signed with the Yankees in 2011 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Avelino turned 20 on February 14.