Rafael Bautista Eastern League POW 082916 to 090516

Rafael Bautista of the Harrisburg Senators was selected the Eastern League Player of the Week for the span of August 29, 2016 through September 5, 2016. For the week he hit 19 for 40, .475/.523/.600 with 1 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 9 RBI, 7 R, 6 SB and 4 BB in 9 games. This season the outfielder is hitting .282/.344/341 with 4 HR, 39 RBI, 77 R, 56 SB in 136 games. Harrisburg is the Double A team of the Washington Nationals. He originally signed with the Nationals in 2014 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Bautista turned 23 on March 8th.