Ozzie Albies Southern League POW 070416 to 071016

Ozzie Albies of the Mississippi Braves was selected the Southern League Player of the Week for the span of July 4, 2016 through July 10, 2016. For the week he hit 13 for 29, .448/.515/.655 with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 7 R, 2 SB and 4 BB in 7 games. This season the shortstop is hitting .400/.462/.550 with 2 HR, 12 RBI, 27 R, 5 SB in 35 games at Mississippi and .248/.307/.351 with 2 HR, 20 RBI, 27 R, 9 SB in 56 games at Triple A Gwinnett. Mississippi is the Double A team of the Atlanta Braves. He originally signed with the Braves in 2013 as an amateur free agent out of Curacao. Albies turned 19 on January 7th.