Darick Hall Named ALPB Player of the Week

(Tuesday, July 14, 2026, New York) – The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball today announced that Hagerstown Flying Boxcars first baseman Darick Hall has been named the ALPB Player of the Week for July 7-12 with High Point Rockers starting pitcher Yuhi Sako honored as the Pitcher of the Week.

Hall, 30, hit .444 last week (8-for-18) with one double, one homer and 12 runs batted in, leading all ALPB hitters in RBI, as the Boxcars took five of six games from Gastonia. Hall drove in five runs against the Ghost Peppers on Sunday, July 12 and also had a five RBI game vs. the Peppers on Friday, July 10 when he collected four hits including a home run. On Sunday, Hall had a two-run double in the first inning, a sac fly in the second, and a two-run single in the seventh. On the season, Hall is hitting .305 with nine home runs and 62 RBI. He ranks fourth in the Atlantic League in RBI for the season.

Sako, 26, made two starts for the High Point Rockers last week, posting a 1-0 record and a 1.29 ERA. He received a no-decision on July 7, leaving a tied game after six innings with one walk and five strikeouts. In his start on Sunday, July 12, Sako was perfect through four innings and allowed just two hits and no runs over eight innings. He struck out a career-high 10 batters and did not issue a walk. For the week, Sako fanned 15 in 14 innings, allowing just eight hits, two runs and a single walk while holding opposing batters to a .163 batting average.

After an off day on Monday, the Atlantic League resumes play on Tuesday, July 14, with intriguing pennant races developing in both the North and South Division. In the South, there’s a three-way tie for first with first half champion, the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, knotted with High Point and the Lexington Legends at 5-4. The Blue Crabs will host the Charleston Dirty Birds this week as every team will play a six-game series. High Point will host first half North champion Hagerstown while Lexington visits Gastonia. The York Revolution and Long Island Ducks are tied for the North Division lead at 7-2 as the Ducks prepare to host the Lancaster Stormers this week at Fairfield Properties Ballpark. York will entertain the Staten Island FerryHawks at WellSpan Park.

The Atlantic League has advanced 53 players to either Major League affiliates or international league teams this season. The league record for player transfers in a season is 73 set in 2021.

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ALPB Player of the Week 2026

5/17/26             3B/OF Jackson Ross                   York

5/24/26             OF Jake Thompson                      Lancaster

6/1/26               1B Danny Bautista, Jr.                  So. Maryland

6/8/26               3B Tyler Miller                             Lancaster

6/15/26             2B Bryson Brigman                      Gastonia

6/22/26             C/OF Chris Proctor                      Gastonia

6/29/26             C/OF Luke Napleton                     High Point

7/6/26               1B Jacob Teter                            York
7/13/26             1B Darick Hall                              Hagerstown

ALPB Pitcher of the Week 2026

5/17/26             RHP Luke Albright                       Lancaster

5/24/26             RHP Conner Greene                    Lexington

6/1/26               RHP Quinton Martinez                  Lancaster

6/8/26               RHP Connor Curlis                      Hagerstown

6/15/26             RHP Isaac Fix                              So. Maryland

6/22/26             RHP Armando Vasquez                Charleston

6/29/26             RHP Eddy Demurias                    Hagerstown

7/6/26               RHP Tanner Jacobson                 Long Island
7/13/26             RHP Yuhi Sako                            High Point

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