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

April 15, 2017 Atlanta - Ludacris leads the first chop from the Chop House during Atlanta Braves baseball game against the San Diego Padres at SunTrust Park on Saturday, April 15, 2017. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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April 15, 2017 Atlanta - Ludacris leads the first chop from the Chop House during Atlanta Braves baseball game against the San Diego Padres at SunTrust Park on Saturday, April 15, 2017. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
By Jeff Haws
May 31, 2017

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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