Cubs News: Contreras named NL Player of the Week |
Tony Crumpton
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- Monday, August 07 2017
Cubs second-year catcher Willson Contreras has been named National League Player of the Week on Monday afternoon.
Contreras is batting an impressive .455 with five homers last week. Since the All-Star break, he is batting .346 with 10 homers, 29 RBI, .782 slugging percentage, and 1.196 OPS. For the season, he is batting .281 with 21 homers, 70 RBI, and .349 on-base percentage. During his two-year major league career, he is batting .282 with 33 homers and 105 RBI. .@Cubs catcher @WContreras40 (.455, 5 HR) stays hot to win NL Player of the Week award; @Orioles SS @t_beckham1 (.583, 3 HR) wins AL honors. pic.twitter.com/Y55KNWWKwU
Congrats to @WContreras40 on being named NL Player of the Week! Case in point: pic.twitter.com/VXopH77L01
