Jermaine Palacios Midwest League POW 041717 to 042317

Jermaine Palacios of the Cedar Rapids Kernels was selected the Midwest League Player of the Week for the span of April 17, 2017 through April 23, 2017. For the week he hit 16 for 31, .516/.559/.774 with 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 7 R, 1 SB and 3 BB in 7 games. This season the shortstop is hitting 27 for 68, .397/.438/.574 with 1 HR, 8 RBI, 14 R, 2 SB in 16 games. Cedar Rapids is the Class A team of the Minnesota Twins. He originally signed with the Twins in 2013 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Palacios will be 21 on July 19.