CBN minor league POW, Week VII: Damiano Palmegiani
Vauxhall Academy Jets INF Damiano Palmegiani (Surrey, BC) earned CBN minor league Player of the Week.
May 26, 2023
By George Farelli
Canadian Baseball Network
When the Toronto Blue Jays selected Damiano Palmegiani in 2018, a scout said into the conference call speaker phone which went around the world on MLB.com …
“With their 35th pick the Blue Jays seclect Damiano Chicken Parmesan.”
That might have been a funny day on Day III of the draft with everyone is getting a little punchy for arguing over who to pick and now they can see the end of the tunnel. Yet to make matters worse the scout failed to pronounce Vauxhall Academy properly where Palmegiani was drafted from.
Three years later, after attending Cal State Northridge and the College of Southern Nevada, the Jays selected Palmegiani (Surrey, BC) And this time they pronounced his name properly.
He batted .467 (7-for-15) with a homer and three RBIs for the double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats to earn Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week in Week VII.
How the week that was went for Palmegiani as he ...
_ Batting third and playing third, he was 1-for-4 in a 7-5 loss to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies before 2,634 at Delta Dentist Stadium in Manchester, N.H. Palmegiani singled in the first.
_ Hitting in the No. 4 spot and playing third, he was 1-for-4 in a 3-1 win against Binghampton with 2,782 fans watching. Palmegiani singled to centre in the fifth.
_ After a day off he was batting fourth and playing third, he was 2-for-3 with a solo homer in a 6-0 win against Binghamton before 3,810 fans. Palmegiani hit a solo homer in the first to left field, his fifth of the season, walked in the third and singled on a line drive to centre in the seventh.
_ Playing third and playing first, he was 2-for-3 in a 9-8 loss to Binghamton in extra innings. Palmegiani hit his fifth double of the season in the first, a drive to left, singled to third base in the fifth inning and he was hit by a pitch in the seventh.
_ Hitting fourth and DHing, he was 1-for-3 in a 10-5 in front of 4,434 fans. Palmegiani hit his sixth double of the season, a drive to left in the sixth.
On the season ... Palmegiani is batting .252 with six homers and 22 RBIs with an .811 OPS.
Best Offensive Performances
Name Class Team AB Runs Hits HR RBIs Avg
Damiano Palmegiani AA New Hampshire 15 3 7 1 3 .467
Francisco Hernandez A Peoria 10 2 4 1 1 .400
Edouard Julien AAA St. Paul 10 1 4 - - .400
T.J. Schofield-Sam A Stockton 16 2 6 - 2 .375
Brandon Hernandez A Palm Beach 12 1 4 - 1 .333
Otto Lopez AAA Buffalo 13 3 4 - 2 .308
T.J. Bennett IND Kane County 24 2 10 - 3 .417
Kole Cottam IND Frederick 20 5 8 2 9 .400
Nolan Machibroda IND Trois Rivieres 15 3 6 2 4 .400
Malik Williams IND Trois Rivieres 20 2 7 - 5 .350
Marc-Antoine Lebreux IND Quebec 21 5 7 1 2 .333
Jonathan Lacroix IND Quebec 22 3 7 - 4 .318
(Minimum 10 ABs)
Best Pitching Performances
Name Class Team Games Win Save ERA IP K WHIP
Jordan Marks A Lakeland 2 1 - 3.00 3.0 3 1.670
The Detroit Tigers exercised some caution on Jordan Marks after he missed a large portion of 2022 due to injury. He began 2023 on a rehab assignment with class-A Lakeland Flying Tigers in the Florida State League. Having passed the test of his rehab, he is currently on the active roster with Lakeland, and this week he made two very good relief appearances, the first of which was on May 16 in a 6-5 loss to Bradenton Marauders.
In this game, he pitched one scoreless inning gave up zero hits while striking out two, but was not involved in the decision. He followed that up on May 16 in a 7-6 win over Bradenton when he threw two innings, surrendered one base hit and one run while striking one two batters, and earned the win. His overall record with the Flying Tigers in 13 appearances, now stands at 2-0 with a 2.89 ERA.
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Prrevious Players of the Week
Week I _ Edouard Julien (Ancienne-Lorette, Que.) triple-A St. Paul Saints (Twins)
Week II _ Cade Smith (Abbotsford, BC) double-A Akron RuberDucks (Guardians).
Week III _ Abraham Toro (Longuiel, Que.) triple-A Nashville Sounds (Brewers)
Week V _ Wesley Moore (Surrey, BC) class-A Clearwater Threshers (Phillies).
Week VI _ Matt Coutney (Wetaskiwin, Alta.) class-A Inland Empire (Angels).
Week VII _ Damiano Palmegiani (Surrey, BC) double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Jays)