# Malcom Nunez & Inohan Paniagua Named Cardinals Top Minor Leaguers for the Month of June

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- Published: 2022-07-04T13:08:37-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

_Nuñez Led All Cardinals Minor Leaguers in OPS, HR, RBI and Total Bases;_ _Paniagua
Topped All Cardinals Starters in Wins, ERA and Strikeouts_

**ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 4, 2022 **– The St. Louis Cardinals announced today their
selections for Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Month for June, with Springfield
Cardinals (AA) first baseman **_[Malcom Nunez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=nunez-002mal&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)_**
and Palm Beach Cardinals (A) right-handed starter **_[Inohan Paniagua](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=paniag000ino&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)_**(
ee-NO-hahn panny-AH-gwah) receiving the honors.

Nuñez**,** 21, led all Cardinals minor leaguers with a .381 average (32-for-84),.
454 on-base percentage, .726 slugging percentage and a 1.180 OPS. He also ranked
first for the month in home runs (9), RBI (27) and total bases (61) across 23 games.
Nuñez capped off a stellar month with a 5 RBI game on June 28 vs. Wichita, which
saw him hit two home runs in the 8^(th) inning including a go-ahead, two-out grand
slam.

“Malcom’s month led all Springfield hitters, his 1.180 OPS highlighted by 9 home
runs,” said Cardinals Director of Player Development **_Gary LaRocque_**.

The 6’2”, Cuba native was signed by the organization as an international free agent
in July 2018. Currently ranked the 17^(th) best prospect in the Cardinals organization
by _Baseball America_, Nuñez previously earned Minor League Player of the Month 
honors in his second month of professional baseball in August 2018 with the DSL 
Cardinals. For the season, Nuñez is slashing .258/.375/.465/.840 with 12 HR, 47 
RBI in 65 games for Springfield.

Paniagua, 22, led all Cardinals minor league starters with a 4-1 record, 2.18 ERA(
8 ER/33.0 IP), 0.82 WHIP, .174 average against, and 38 strikeouts across five June
starts with Palm Beach. Each of his five trips to the mound were quality starts 
and was highlighted by a 7.0 inning, one-run, two-hit performance on June 10 at 
Tampa featuring a career-best and Cardinals minor league season-high 14 strikeouts.
The 6’1” right-hander has not allowed more than three earned runs in any of his 
14 starts this season.

“Inohan was outstanding in his five games, all quality starts, helping Palm Beach
to a 17-7 month of June,” stated LaRocque.

Signed by the Cardinals as an international free agent in December 2017, the Dominican
Republic native ranks first among qualified Cardinals minor league pitchers in strikeouts(
91), second in ERA (2.33), WHIP (1.07), average against (.216) and third in wins(
5) and innings pitched (81.0). He currently leads all Single-A pitchers in innings
pitched and strikeouts as well. It is Paniagua’s first career Pitcher of the Month
award and first for a Palm Beach pitcher since [Johan Oviedo](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/oviedjo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)
in April 2019.

**— STL —**

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