Venezuelan minor leaguer wins best player of week award 

<a href=www.vheadline.com>Venezuela's Electronic News Posted: Sunday, April 27, 2003 By: Patrick J. O'Donoghue

Venezuelan baseball player Miguel Cabrera has become hot property in the US minor leagues after he was named player of the week in the Southern AA League. 

Florida Marlins scouts say they happy with Cabrera's performance as infielder and batter. During the week in question, Cabrera has earned a .517 average, which includes 7 runs, 7 doubles and 11 runs batted in (RBIs). 

The 20-year old Aragua born player also succeeded in robbing 5 bases in 6 attempts which says a lot for improvements in his speed- running placing him second place in the league. Commenting on his record this season, scouts says he has 25 rbi runs, 32 hits, 10 double hits, 14 extra bases and a slugging record of .646 points. 

• Marlins bosses forecast that he will playing for the major league team before the end of the season.

Meanwhile, Venezuelan Magglio Ordonez helped his team Chicago White Sox to a 7-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins this week hitting two home runs. Ordonez hit  one home run in the fourth innings and added another against Venezuelan Johan Santana in the eighth innings. 

Ordonez, who hails from Falcon State, also had 3 RBIs, reaching 18 this season and lifting his batting average to .300 with his two home runs in four turns at the bat. Santana managed 5 punch outs and suffered two home runs against him, one of which came from Ordonez.