RubberDucks’ Aaron Bracho named Eastern League Player of the Week

Aaron Bracho earned Eastern League Player of the Week honors for Week 9, July 24-30. (Tim Phillis, TCP Photos)

July 31, 2023

(AKRON, OHIO) July 31, 2023 – Akron RubberDucks infielder Aaron Bracho was named Eastern League Player of the Week for Week 17, July 24-30. Bracho went 12-for-24 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, seven RBI and three runs scored in the series against the Erie SeaWolves. Bracho had

(AKRON, OHIO) July 31, 2023 – Akron RubberDucks infielder Aaron Bracho was named Eastern League Player of the Week for Week 17, July 24-30.

Bracho went 12-for-24 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, seven RBI and three runs scored in the series against the Erie SeaWolves. Bracho had a career-high five hit game to help the RubberDucks to a 5-3 win on July 28.

A 2017 free-agent signing by Cleveland from El Tigrito, Venezuela, the 22-year-old Bracho is in his first season with Akron. In 64 games this season, he is batting .243 with 10 doubles, nine home runs (second most on active roster) and 34 RBI (tied for fourth most on active roster).

In 12 games against the SeaWolves this season, Bracho is batting .405 (17-for-42) with three doubles, three home runs and 10 RBI.

Bracho is the second member of the 2023 RubberDucks to be named Eastern League Player of the Week this season and fourth member to earn POTW honors. Jose Tena earned Player of the Week and Jack Leftwich earned Eastern League Pitcher of the Week honors for their performances against Hartford during Week 9, May 30-June 4. Gavin Williams was named Pitcher of the Week after striking out eight over five hitless innings on April 20.

The RubberDucks return to Canal Park on Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 12:05 p.m. for the start of a six-game series against the Somerset Patriots. Tuesday’s game will be the RubberDucks Businessperson Special game and fans can purchase a special Lunch and a Ball game ticket here.

Tickets to all RubberDucks home games are available by calling 855-97-QUACK or by visiting akronrubberducks.com.

The Akron RubberDucks are the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. The RubberDucks season at Canal Park runs all summer long through September 17. Fans can purchase tickets by calling 330-253-5151 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, or visit akronrubberducks.com/. For more information about the team, please call 330-253-5151, visit the website at akronrubberducks.com, Facebook page facebook.com/AkronRubberDucks, or on Twitter @AkronRubberDuck, and Instagram @akronrubberducks.