CHC IF Candelario, DET IF Jones AFL Week 1 Co

For Immediate Release Tuesday, October 20, 2015 CHC IF Candelario, DET IF Jones AFL Week 1 Co-Players of the Week Facts Phoenix, Arizona — Mesa Solar Sox IF Jeimer Candelario (Cubs) and •Nearly 2,500 of over 4,100 Scottsdale Scorpions IF JaCoby Jones (Tigers) are the Arizona Fall League’s (58%) Fall Leaguers have reached the major leagues week one co-players of the week. •231 MLB All-Stars Candelario — MLB.com’s No. 19 Cubs prospect rode a five-hit performance •13 MLB MVPs that included two homers and four RBI on Friday to take the league lead in batting •Ryan Braun •Jason Giambi (.800), hits (8), doubles (4), on-base percentage (.818), slugging percentage •Josh Hamilton •Ryan Howard (1.800) and extra-base hits (6). •Joe Mauer The 21-year-old infielder also posted a three-hit effort earlier in the week. •Andrew McCutchen •Justin Morneau The New York City native was signed by the Cubs on September 29, 2010 as •Dustin Pedroia •Buster Posey a non-drafted free agent. He hit .270 in 82 games at High-A Myrtle Beach and •Albert Pujols (3) •Jimmy Rollins .291 in 46 games at Double-A Tennessee in 2015. •Mike Trout In his five-year professional career, Candelario, 6-1, 210, is a .257 hitter in •Joey Votto •4 Cy Young Award winners 454 games. •Chris Carpenter Jones — MLB.com’s No. 10 Tigers prospect, acquired by Detroit in a July •Roy Halladay (2) •Max Scherzer trade that sent reliever Joakim Soria to Pittsburgh, began his first Fall League •Brandon Webb season with a roar, homering twice with four RBI on Opening Day and recording •3 World Series MVPs •Jermaine Dye four hits the following day. •David Eckstein •Derek Jeter The 23-year- old Chickasha, OK native was drafted in the third round (87th •25 MLB Rookies of the Year overall) by the Pirates in 2013 following his final season at Louisiana State •8 All-Star Game MVPs University. •70 MLB Silver Sluggers Prior to this summer’s trade, the 6-2, 205-pound infielder hit .253 with 10 •62 MLB Gold Glove Awards homers and 58 RBI in 93 games at High-A Bradenton. After appearing in three •11 MLB batting champions •14 MLB season hits leaders games for Pittsburgh’s Double-A affiliate at Altoona, Jones joined the Detroit •11 MLB season RBI leaders organization at Double-A Erie where he batted .250 in 37 games. •9 MLB season homer leaders Other Nominees for Player of the Week — Peoria IF D.J. Peterson (Mariners), •14 MLB season stolen-base leaders Surprise C Gary Sanchez (Yankees) and Salt River IF Rowdy Tellez (Blue Jays). •36 MLB managers Arizona Fall League — Known throughout professional baseball as a finishing •53 MLB umpires school for Major League Baseball’s elite prospects, the Arizona Fall League, now •Over 80 administrators serving the baseball industry in its 24th season, is a six-team league owned and operated by MLB. It plays six days per week (Monday-Saturday) at five spring-training stadiums in the Phoenix Scottsdale Stadium 7408 E. Osborn Road metropolitan area — Camelback Ranch-Glendale (Glendale Desert Dogs), Sloan Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Park (Mesa Solar Sox), Salt River Fields (defending champion Salt River Rafters Office: 602.281.7250 and Surprise Rafters) and Scottsdale Stadium (Scottsdale Scorpions). mlbfallball.com Facebook.com/ — afl — MLBFallBall Twitter.com/ Media Contact: Paul Jensen ([email protected], 480-710-8201) MLBazFallLeague.

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