Minor league player of the week – Brian Dozier

Brian Dozier at Ft. Myers

May 22, 2011 – Ft. Myers infielder Brian Dozier is the Twins Minor League Player of the Week for May 14-20. Dozier hit safely in six of seven games last week for the Miracle (includ­ing three games with three hits), batting .433 (10-for-30) with two doubles, two triples and seven RBI. Dozier, 24, was selected by the Twins in the eighth round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Southern Mississippi. For the season, in 40 games, Dozier has batted 149 times and is hitting .315 and has scored 28 runs, hit 1 home run, knocked in 15 runs, and stolen 10 bases while playing shortstop. Dozier has committed 8 errors.