Horwitz (Bluefield) and Marin (Elizabethton) Receive POTW Honors

CHAPEL HILL, NC- The Appalachian League announced today that Minor League Baseball selected Bluefield Blue Jays outfielder Spencer Horwitz as Player of the Week and Elizabethton Twins right-handed pitcher Andriu Marin as Pitcher of the Week. Both awards recognize these players' performances for games during the week of August 12-August 18.

Horwitz, 21, earned Player of the Week Honors after a dominant five-game stretch. He batted .471, recorded 4 RBI, and scored 6 runs. Horwitz was drafted in the 24th round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays out of Radford University.
Marin, 21, earned Pitcher of the Week Honors after 6 impressive innings. He conceded 0 ER, only 4 hits, and struck out 11 batters over the 6 frames. Marin was signed by the Minnesota Twins in 2015. He spent last season playing with the Gulf Coast League Twins.
Former Appalachian League Players Receiving MiLB POTW Honors:
Pacific Coast League
Player: Aderlin Rodriguez (Kingsport 2010), El Paso (SD) (.500/.522/1.273, 5 G, 10-for-22, 5 2B, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 10 R, 0 BB, 2 K)
Midwest League
Pitcher: Luis Rijo (Pulaski 2018; Elizabethton 2018), Cedar Rapids (MIN) (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K)
South Atlantic League
Pitcher: Luis Medina (Pulaski 2017, 18), Charleston (NYY) (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K)
New York-Penn League
Pitcher: Nelvin Correa (Pulaski 2018, 19), Staten Island (NYY) (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 1 SHO, 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K)