Esteury Ruiz Arizona League July 2017 POM

Esteury Ruiz of the AZL Padres was selected the Arizona League July 2017 Player of the Month. He started the month with the AZL Royals before being traded on July 24 and finished with the AZL Padres. For the month he hit 28 for 69, .406/.438/.739 with 7 2B, 5 3B, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 16 R, 9 SB and 4 BB in 17 games with the AZL Royals and 4 for 24, .167/.231/.292 with 0 HR, 1 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB and 2 BB in 6 games with the AZL Padres. This season the second baseman is hitting 13 for 47, .277/.346/.468 with 0 HR, 3 RBI, 8 R, 5 SB in 12 games with the AZL Padres and 36 for 86, .419/.440/.779 with 3 HR, 23 RBI, 22 R, 9 SB in 21 games with the AZL Royals. AZL Padres is a Rookie team of the San Diego Padres. He originally signed with the Royals in 2015 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Ruiz turned 18 on February 15.