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297:. He was named the International League Player of the Week for the week of April 30 after hitting a walk-off home run to complete the cycle. In July, he was ranked as the 89th best prospect in baseball by Baseball America. In 70 games for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, he hit .293/.329/.542 with 13 home runs and 43 RBIs.
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