Jupiter Hammerheads outfielder Andres Valor was selected as the Florida State League Player of the Month for July after leading the league in four offensive categories.
Valor hit .284/.443/.689/1.132 in 74 at-bats for Jupiter during the month, with six home runs and 19 RBIs. He led the Florida State League in runs with 24, walks with 21, stolen bases with 13 and triples with two. He also ranked second in doubles with eight and fifth in total bases with 51.
Valor produced six multi-hit games in July
Valor played in 22 games during July and recorded six multi-hit performances. On July 26 at Lakeland, he went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs scored, five RBIs and seven total bases. The performance was his third three-hit game of the season.
Valor became the second Jupiter Hammerheads player in 2026 to win a Minor League Baseball monthly award. Manuel Genao previously received Florida State League Pitcher of the Month honors for May. Jupiter outfielder Jake McCutcheon was named Florida State League Player of the Week on June 14.
Valor leads Florida State League in stolen bases
In 93 games for Jupiter during the 2026 season, Valor has 12 home runs, 41 RBIs, 16 doubles and five triples. As of Aug. 5, he led the Florida State League with 44 stolen bases in 49 attempts. Valor previously won Florida State League Player of the Week on Aug. 31, 2025, and Florida Complex League Player of the Week on June 16, 2024.
The 20-year-old is in his second season with Single-A Jupiter and his fourth professional season in the Miami Marlins organization. A native of Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela, Valor signed with the Miami Marlins as an international free agent on Jan. 15, 2023. The Jupiter Hammerheads clinched their first playoff berth since 2023 with the Florida State League East Division First Half title in June.
The Jupiter Hammerheads and Palm Beach Cardinals play at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium from April through September. The stadium also is the spring training home of the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals.
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