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Mike Sirota wins Midwest League player of the week

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GLENDALE, ARIZONA - MARCH 20, 2026: Mike Sirota #08 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on during the sixth inning of a spring training game against the San Diego Padres at Camelback Ranch on March 20, 2026 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images) | Diamond Images/Getty Images Exactly one Dodgers minor leaguer won a player or pitcher of the week award in each week of the 2026 season to date. For the week of April 27-May 3, High-A Great Lakes outfielder Mike Sirota was named Midwest League player of the week after running roughshod over Peoria.

Sirota had a three-homer doubleheader last Thursday and hit an inside-the-park shot on Saturday, part of a week that saw him hit . 533/. 682/1.

467 with eight hits in 15 at-bats, including those four home runs, two doubles, six walks, a hit by pitch, eight runs scored, and seven RBI in five games. 1 day. 2 games.

3 homers for Mike Sirota! @greatlakesloons | @Dodgers | @GoNUbaseball pic. twitter.

com/MAPMdbLN7Y — Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) May 1, 2026 Sirota turns 23 on June 16, and he’s the oldest of the group of outfielders that dominate the top of the Dodgers’ prospect rankings . But after playing only 35 games in his first taste of High-A last year with a knee injury ending his season last July, Sirota started this season repeating with Great Lakes, and he’s dominating, hitting . 329/.