Just days after hitting the first walk-off home run of his illustrious Minor League career, Josue De Paula has turned a scorching-hot month into another homer binge.
De Paula, the Dodgers’ top prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 6 prospect overall, crushed a three-run long ball on Thursday, his third homer in four games. He went 2-for-5 overall as Double-A Tulsa defeated Amarillo, 8-5, at ONEOK Field.
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De Paula left the yard in the second inning with two outs and runners on the corners. He crushed an up-and-in pitch in a left-on-left matchup for his 24th homer of the year, adding to a five-run inning for the Drillers.
The 21-year-old outfielder also tacked on an RBI single to right field in the fourth inning.
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It’s been an incredible season overall for De Paula, but August has been on another level. He’s carrying a 1.169 OPS in 16 games, with seven home runs, 19 RBIs and six multi-hit games. On the year, De Paula is leading the Texas League in batting average (.314), OPS (.973) and RBIs (95).