Aaron Sabato Earns Second Midwest League Player of the Week Honor

Posted Aug 2, 2022
Former UNC and current Cedar Rapids Kernels first baseman Aaron Sabato is the Midwest League Player of the Week for July 25-31. Sabato went 7-for-21 at the plate and led the league in home runs (4), runs scored (10), RBI (11), extra-base hits (6), slugging (1.000), and OPS (1.500). The honor is the second of 2022 for the Twins' No. 13 prospect. (Our Sports Central)

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