{"id":63441,"date":"2016-08-15T18:00:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T22:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=63441"},"modified":"2020-12-24T11:29:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T16:29:56","slug":"belen-named-midwest-league-player-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2016\/08\/15\/belen-named-midwest-league-player-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Belen named Midwest League Player of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>News release from the TinCaps:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Carlos Belen Named Midwest League Player of the Week<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Third Baseman Becomes Third TinCap to Win League Honor in 2016<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(August 15, 2016) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d TinCaps third baseman Carlos Belen has been named the Midwest League Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. The award is selected by MiLB.com&#8217;s staff.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Belen, a 20-year old from the Dominican Republic, hit .400 (10-for-25) over the past week with three home runs, six RBIs and a trio of multi-hit games. Belen ranks tied for sixth in all of Single-A (100 teams) with 19 total bases over the stretch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It feels good to be honored,&#8221; Belen said. &#8220;But I&#8217;m just focused on continuing to get better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Belen leads the TinCaps in doubles (22), triples (7) and extra-base hits (39) this season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Any time one of your players gets an award, there&#8217;s a sense of pride,&#8221; TinCaps manager Anthony Contreras said. &#8220;With Carlos, as a young player, he&#8217;s had his highs and lows, but it&#8217;s great to see how he&#8217;s picked himself up from those struggles that you&#8217;re going to have in this game. Right now we just hope he can keep riding the wave as long as it lasts.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>On Monday against Lansing, Belen&#8217;s two-run home run gave the TinCaps a 3-2 lead in the sixth inning. The next day against the Lugnuts, Belen started a late TinCaps rally with an eighth-inning solo shot, as Fort Wayne forced extra innings. At home on Friday against Bowling Green, Belen sparked the TinCaps&#8217; offensive outburst with a two-run blast in the second inning. <\/p>\n<p>The Padres signed the 6-foot, 213-pound third baseman out of Santo Domingo in the Dominican in July 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Belen is the third TinCap to be named Midwest League Player of the Week in 2016. Catcher Austin Allen (April 7-17) and Jhonatan Pe\u00c3\u00b1a (June 23-26) also have received the distinction.<\/p>\n<p>Belen and the TinCaps open a four-game road series with the Dayton Dragons (Cincinnati Reds) on Monday at 7:00 p.m. Fort Wayne returns to Parkview Field on Friday night for a three-game set against the West Michigan Whitecaps (Detroit Tigers).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/81643.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Judi Wire, WCBA President, displays one of the &quot;Tin Caps&quot;.  The displays are saluting the opening Parkview Field and the TinCaps.  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