Arizona D-backs award Dominic Canzone and Yu-Min Lin with monthly awards

Posted by J.Y. Mortimer

The Arizona Diamondbacks named Triple-A Reno OF Dominic Canzone and High-A Hillsboro LHP Yu-Min Lin the organization’s Minor League Player- and Pitcher-of-the-Month for June.

DOMINIC CANZONE

  • Hit .430 (34-for-79)/1.238 OPS with 9 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs, 25 RBI, 9 walks, 1 stolen base and 18 runs scored in 21 games with the Aces.
  • Ranked among Triple-A hitters in June in batting average (2nd, .430), slugging percentage (4th, .759), OPS (4th, 1.237), total bases (T-4th, 60), RBI (T-6th, 25), hits (T-6th, 34), doubles (T-6th, 9) and on-base percentage (7th, .478).
  • Named the Pacific Coast League June Player of the Month.
  • Recorded 12 multi-hit games.
  • Reached base safely in 18 of his 21 games.
  • Hit .385 (72-for-187) vs. righties.
  • Named the Pacific Coast League Player of the Week for June 12-18 after batting .524 (11-for-21) with 2 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs, 10 RBI, 1 walk and 7 runs scored.
  • Signed as the D-backs’ eighth-round selection in the 2019 Draft out of Ohio State University.

YU-MIN LIN

  • Went 0-1 with a 29 ERA (3 ER in 21.0 IP), .194 opponent average (14-for-72), 9 walks and 31 strikeouts (13.29 strikeouts per 9.0 innings) in 4 starts with the Hops.
  • Ranked among Northwest pitchers in strikeouts (5th, 73) and innings pitched (7th, 55.2).
  • Tossed a career-high 13 strikeouts on June 3 @ Everett, matching the franchise record set by Jamison Hill on July 29, 2022 @ Eugene.
  • Had a pair of scoreless outings with 5.0 shutout frames (1 H, 1 BB, 13 K) on June 3 @ Everett and 6.0 shutout frames (4 H, 1 BB, 10 K) on June 24 vs. Everett.
  • Signed as a D-backs’ non-drafted free agent in 2021.

Every month during the season, the D-backs’ Player Development staff chooses the player and pitcher most deserving of the honors based on nominations from coaches at each affiliate along with input from the Minor League coordinators.

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