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Fitzgerald Named Eastern League Player Of The Month

Earned promotion to Sacramento on May 2nd
Tyler Fitzgerald makes a play on a pop up. (Ralph Thompson)
May 5, 2023

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Infielder Tyler Fitzgerald, who made his Triple-A debut with the Sacramento River Cats on Wednesday, was named the Eastern League (Double-A) Player of the Month for April during his time with the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Fitzgerald was one of two San Francisco Giants prospects to garner monthly

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Infielder Tyler Fitzgerald, who made his Triple-A debut with the Sacramento River Cats on Wednesday, was named the Eastern League (Double-A) Player of the Month for April during his time with the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Fitzgerald was one of two San Francisco Giants prospects to garner monthly honors for April as Eugene Emeralds hurler Nick Sinacola was named Northwest League (High-A) Pitcher of the Month.

Fitzgerald batted .324/.410/.588, led the Eastern League in triples (three) and was third in average (.324), runs (15), total bases (40) and slugging percentage (.588). He was fourth in OPS (.998) and hits (22) while finishing fifth in doubles (six). He hit safely in nine of the first 10 games to open the season.

In his debut with the River Cats on Wednesday, Fitzgerald picked up his first Triple-A hit with a single in the fourth inning. Fitzgerald, 25, was selected by San Francisco in the fourth round of the 2019 MLB Draft out of the University of Louisville.