Walter Rasquin Appalachian League POW 071116 to 071716

Walter Rasquin of the Kingsport Mets was selected the Appalachian League Player of the Week for the span of July 11, 2016 through July 17, 2016. For the week he hit 14 for 19, .737/.762/1.053 with 2 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R, 2 SB and 2 BB in 5 games. This season the third baseman is hitting .377/.449/.508 with 2 HR, 10 RBI, 8 R, 4 SB in 17 games. Kingsport is a Rookie team of the New York Mets. He originally signed with the Mets in 2013 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Rasquin turned 20 on March 21.