Sandy Santos New York-Penn League POW 080816 to 081416

Sandy Santos of the West Virginia Black Bears was selected the New York-Penn League Player of the Week for the span of August 8, 2016 through August 14, 2016. For the week he hit 11 for 27, .407/.448/.704 with 4 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 6 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB and 2 BB in 7 games. This season the outfielder is hitting .297/.345/.437 with 0 HR, 21 RBI, 20 R, 4 SB in 44 games. West Virginia is the Class A short season team of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He originally signed with the Pirates in 2012 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Santos turned 22 on April 20.