Fernando Tatis Jr Midwest League POW 062617 to 070217

Fernando Tatis Jr of the Fort Wayne TinCaps was selected the Midwest League Player of the Week for the span of June 26, 2017 through July 2, 2017. For the week he hit 10 for 25, .400/.516/.840 with 2 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 9 R, 1 SB and 7 BB in 7 games. He had also earned the award week 6. This season the shortstop is hitting 81 for 296, .274/.360/.466 with 12 HR, 41 RBI, 43 R, 15 SB in 79 games. Fort Wayne is the Class A team of the San Diego Padres. He originally signed with the White Sox in 2015 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic and was traded to the Padres in 2016. Tatis turned 18 on January 2nd.