Luis Marte Texas League POW 071816 to 072416

Luis Marte of the Frisco RoughRiders was selected the Texas League Player of the Week for the span of July 18, 2016 through July 24, 2016. For the week he hit 14 for 26, .538/.538/.923 with 1 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB and 0 BB in 6 games. This season the shortstop is hitting .270/.285/.460 with 5 HR, 23 RBI, 14 R, 2 SB in 36 games at Frisco and 5 for 12, .417/.417/.583 with 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 2 SB in 3 games at Rookie Arizona. Frisco is the Double A team of the Texas Rangers. He originally signed with the Rangers in 2010 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Marte turned 22 on December 15.