CALIFORNIA LEAGUE HEAT

Inland Empire catcher Edgar Quero and RHP Kelvin Caceres have been named California League Player and Pitcher of the Week for the week of May 30 – June 5.

EDGAR QUERO – Inland Empire’s Quero went 9-for-22 against Visalia last week with 2 doubles and  3 home runs. The 19-year old from Cuba scored 7 runs and drove in 6. After batting .214 in the month of April, Quero has raised his average to .276 and his OBP for May was .406, followed by .526 over the first four games of June.

KELVIN CACERES– Over two relief appearances against Visalia last week, Caceres tossed five shutout innings, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out nine. On Sunday, he went four innings and struck out nine while picking up his third win of the season.

MiLB named San Jose’s Vaun Brown Mason Black Player and Pitcher of the Month for May. From MiLB.com:

VAUN BROWN – San Jose Giants outfielder Vaun Brown batted .448/.538/.885 and led the league in hits (39), runs (25), average (.448), on-base percentage (.538), slugging percentage (.885) and OPS (1.423). He finished second in triples (three) and home runs (nine) and was fourth in stolen bases (14) and fifth in RBIs (15). He hit safely in 19 of 22 games and recorded 14 multi-hit games. Brown, 23, was selected by the Giants in the 10th round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of Florida Southern College.

MASON BLACK – San Jose Giants right-hander Mason Black went 1-0 and did not allow a run in four starts, covering 19 2/3 innings. He only allowed two runners to reach third base in May as he scattered 12 hits and three walks while striking out 22. Opponents batted .169 against him before he was promoted to High-A Eugene on May 24, where he then set a career-high with 10 strikeouts in his debut for the Emeralds. Black, 22, was selected by the Giants in the third round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of Lehigh University.