Elvis Escobar Florida State League POW 071116 to 071716

Elvis Escobar of the Bradenton Marauders was selected the Florida State League Player of the Week for the span of July 11 2016 through July 17, 2016. For the week he hit 11 for 22, .500/.560/.818 with 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB and 3 BB in 6 games. This season the outfielder is hitting .255/.294/.374 with 4 HR, 28 RBI, 40 R, 7 SB in 84 games. Bradenton is the Class A Advanced team of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He originally signed with the Pirates in 2011 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Escobar will be 22 on September 6th.