Baseball Canada | Morneau Named Player of the Week

July 12, 2007

Morneau Named Player of the Week

The reigning American League MVP, Justin Morneau of New Westminster, B.C., was named the AL Player of the Week for the week of July 2-8.

The Minnesota Twins first baseman hit .438 with four home runs, two doubles and 13 RBI for the week. He went 9-for-18 in a four-game series against the Chicago White Sox. In the July 6^th game, he hit three long balls and drove in six runs.

The former Junior and Senior National Team member is hitting .295 with 24 homers and 74 RBI after the first half of the 2007 season.

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