Braves prospect Brett Cumberland named South Atlantic League Player of the Week

Braves catching prospect Brett Cumberland was named South Atlantic League Player of the Week and made MLBPipeline.com's Team of the Week for his performance last week for the Class A Rome Braves.

In 10 games from May 22-30, Cumberland batted .432 with 20 RBI, 11 runs scored and 5 home runs, including one that traveled 477 feet at Asheville.

Cumberland was the 76th pick of the 2016 MLB Draft out of the University of California-Berkeley. In a farm system that’s stacked with pitching, his bat could be a good asset for the Braves if he can keep hitting.

MLB.com ranks Cumberland the Braves’ No. 29 prospect and No. 3 catcher in the system.

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