Jeffrey Baez Carolina League POW 080116 to 080716

Jeffrey Baez of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans was selected the Carolina League Player of the Week for the span of August 1, 2016 through August 7, 2016. For the week he hit 9 for 23, .391/.400/.957 with 2 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB and 1 BB in 7 games. This season the outfielder is hitting .242/.328/.358 with 6 HR, 38 RBI, 35 R, 33 SB in 93 games. Myrtle Beach is the Class A Advanced team of the Chicago Cubs. He originally signed with the Cubs in 2010 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Baez will be 23 on October 30.