August's #1 Rookie Named by CL
Thursday, September 1st, 2203
A veritable toddler to the Continental League,
Carlos Martínez just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for August.
Over the past month the 23-year-old third baseman for
Brooklyn hit .366 with 34 hits, 5 home runs and 15 runs batted in. He also logged 12 walks and compiled a .443 on-base percentage.
This year
Martínez is batting .338 with 10 home runs and 59 RBIs.
Great Month Gets RL Top Rookie Trophy
Thursday, September 1st, 2203
The top-ranked Republic League rookie in August was
Hartford's center fielder
Seiki Kimura.
Last month he played in 27 games and hit .300 with 4 doubles, 1 triple, and 5 home runs.
Kimura also scored 13 times and drove in 20 runs.
For the season
Kimura is currently batting .260 with 22 home runs and 65 RBIs. In 135 games he has reached base at a .312 rate and scored 61 runs to date.