Gaby Sanchez named the National League Player of the Week

Florida Marlins first baseman Gaby Sanchez has been named the National League Player of the Week for the period ending May 8, 2011. The announcement was made earlier today on MLB Network.

In seven games last week, the Miami native led the National League with 13 hits, 10 RBI and 22 total bases. His .464 (13-for-28) batting average and .531 on-base percentage both ranked second-best in the N.L. Sanchez also had two home runs, three doubles and a .786 slugging percentage during the week while scoring six runs. The 27-year-old slugger had two hits, including his first career grand slam on Monday, May 2nd, propelling the Fish to a 6-5 victory in the first game of a four-game set against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. On May 3rd, the University of Miami product matched a career-best with a four-hit performance in a losing effort against the Redbirds. Sanchez recorded his third multi-hit game of the week on May 4th, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in an 8-7 win over the Cards. The Marlins' fourth round selection in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft had his second four-hit game of the week on Sunday, going 4-for-4 with a home run, a pair of doubles, three RBI and three runs scored as the Marlins routed the Nationals, 8-0, at Sun Life Stadium. The multi-hit game was the 12th of Sanchez' sophomore campaign and is the most by any Marlins player this season. Sanchez leads the Fish in batting average, hits and runs scored, and has reached base in 30 of the club's 33 games this season, compiling the N.L.'s sixth-best on-base percentage of .414. His .328 batting average ranks ninth in the N.L., while his 41 hits are tops among all N.L. first baseman. This is his first career Player of the Week Award.



(mlb.com)