Labour Named High-A West Player of the Week

A three-homer week with nine RBIs in five games sees Labour garner the weekly honor for the first time this season

Franklin Labour blasts his 3rd home run of the series against Hillsboro on June 20th.

By Alex Stimson

June 21, 2021

Emeralds OF Franklin Labour has been named the High-A West’s Player of the Week for the week of June 14-20. Over five games played, Labour finished the week with a .455 batting average, nine RBIs, seven walks, and three home runs. Labour slugged 1.364 over the five-game span while also

Emeralds OF Franklin Labour has been named the High-A West’s Player of the Week for the week of June 14-20.

Over five games played, Labour finished the week with a .455 batting average, nine RBIs, seven walks, and three home runs. Labour slugged 1.364 over the five-game span while also posting an incredible 1.995 OPS.

Following his big week at the plate, Labour is now ranked sixth in the High-A West in RBI (26), seventh in slugging (.500), seventh in home runs (6), and eighth in OPS (.889).

LIFTOFF! 🚀🚀🚀

1⃣0⃣9⃣mph off the bat and 4⃣5⃣4⃣ feet later, Labour has his 3⃣rd HR in the last 4⃣ games. #GoEms x #SFGiants pic.twitter.com/FoZsTAlIJb
— Eugene Emeralds (@EugeneEmeralds) June 21, 2021

Labour and the first place Emeralds continue their current homestand with a six-game series against the Vancouver Canadians that runs Tuesday through Sunday of this week. Tickets are available now at www.EmeraldsBaseball.com or by calling (541) 342-5367.

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