CUBS NAME D.J. WILSON MINOR LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH FOR JULY

CHICAGO IL - The Chicago Cubs today named Single-A South Bend outfielder D.J. Wilson the organization's minor league player of the month for July.

Wilson, 20, batted a combined .284 (23-for-81) with five doubles, seven homers and 21 RBI in July, appearing in three games with Rookie League Mesa and 20 games with South Bend. He began the month with Mesa in a three-game rehab assignment coming back from a right ankle injury, and hit .500 (4-for-8) with a double, three homers and five RBI. He was activated by South Bend, July 8, and hit .260 (19-for-73) with four doubles, a triple, four homers, 16 RBI and 14 runs scored through the end of the month. Wilson had a career-day, July 10 at Dayton, going 4-for-5 with three runs scored and a career-high six RBI. 
The five-foot, eight-inch, 177-pound center fielder is batting .242 (53-for-219) with 11 doubles, five triples, eight homers, 37 RBI, 12 stolen bases and five outfield assists in 64 games with South Bend this season. 
Selected by the Cubs in the fourth round of the 2015 Draft, Wilson was ranked as the ninth-best Cubs prospect by Baseball America prior to this season. In three seasons in the organization, Wilson is batting .256 (141-for-551) with 30 doubles, nine triples, 14 home runs, 77 RBI and 39 stolen bases in 152 games played.