Patriots’ Lagrange Named Eastern League Pitcher of the Month

Somerset Patriots right-hander Carlos Lagrange was named the Double-A Eastern League Pitcher of the Month for July by Minor League Baseball, according to a press release issued by the New York Yankees Double-A affiliate.

Lagrange, the Yankees No. 2 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, went 2-0 with a 1.27 ERA and 31 strikeouts over 21.1 innings of work in four games (three starts) in July. He led the league in opponents average (.101), K/9 IP (13.08), and was second in ERA (1.27) and Hits/9 IP (3.68). 

For the season, Lagrange is 8-5 with a 3.65 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 86.1 innings of work. He ranks in the top-10 among the Yankees minor league leaders with 127 strikeouts (1^st), 8 wins (T-2^nd), .189 opponents Average (4^th), 16 games started (T-6^th), 86.1 innings pitched (8^th) and 3.65 ERA (9^th). 

Lagrange, 22, was signed by the Yankees as an international free agent out of Bayaguana, Dominican Republic on February 3, 2022. For his Yankees MiLB career, Lagrange has an 8-7 record, 4.20 ERA in 49 games (45 starts).

Lagrange is the fifth Patriots player to receive MiLB honors this season.