Francisco Mejia Eastern League POW 060517 to 061117

Francisco Mejia of the Akron RubberDucks was selected the Eastern League Player of the Week for the span of June 5, 2017 through June 11, 2017. For the week he hit 14 for 23, .609/.640/1.391 with 3 2B, 5 HR, 10 RBI, 7 R, 1 SB and 2 BB in 5 games. This season the catcher is hitting 55 for 149, .369/.412/.631 with 8 HR, 25 RBI, 25 R, 3 SB in 38 games. Akron is the Double A team of the Cleveland Indians. He originally signed with the Indians in 2012 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Mejia turned 21 on October 27.