Rafael Montero Eastern League PiOW 072516 to 073116

Rafael Montero of the Binghamton Mets was selected the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the span of July 25, 2016 through July 31, 2016. For the week he was 1-1, 1.35 ERA, 2 GS, 13.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 HR, 1 HBP, 3 BB and 15 K. He had earned the Pacific Coast League award for the week of  May 9. This season the RHP is 2-1, 2.19 ERA, 24 K, 1.09 WHIP, .184 BAA in 24.2 IP over 4 games at Binghamton, 4-6, 7.20 ERA, 68 K, 1.89 WHIP, .329 BAA in 80.0 IP over 16 games at Triple A Las Vegas and 0-0, 11.57 ERA, 3 K, 2.57 WHIP, .455 BAA in 2.1 IP over 2 games with the Mets. Binghamton is the Double A team of the New York Mets. He originally signed with the Mets in 2011 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Montero will be 26 on October 17.