INF Spencer Horwitz named International League Player of the Week

Horwitz is firsy Bisons position player to win the honor this year

By Pat Malacaro | Bisons.com

July 24, 2023

BUFFALO, NY - Today the International League named Buffalo Bisons INF SPENCER HORWITZ their Player of the Week for the week from July 18-23. The 25-year-old finished the six-game series against the Syracuse Mets with a .536 batting average, going 15 for 28 at the plate with three home runs

BUFFALO, NY - Today the International League named Buffalo Bisons INF SPENCER HORWITZ their Player of the Week for the week from July 18-23.

The 25-year-old finished the six-game series against the Syracuse Mets with a .536 batting average, going 15 for 28 at the plate with three home runs and nine RBIs. That included a two-homer game on July 20 at NBT Bank Stadium.

Horwitz increased his batting average by 23 points with five multi-hit games including a five-hit game on July 18, as well as a four-hit performance on July 22. The Timonium, MD native leads the team among qualified batters with a .319 batting average this season.

He has also recorded six multi-hit games in his last seven appearances, dating back to the series finale against the Toledo Mud Hens on July 15. Overall in July, Horwitz is hitting .411, 23-56, with five homers and 17RBIs, while slashing .493/.768/1.261.

Horwitz is the first Bisons position player to win the weekly league’s player of the week honors and the second team member to win a weekly league award. He joins RHP WES PARSONS who was named the IL’s Pitcher of the week from June 27-July 2.