The captain of the New York Yankees, Aaron Judge, has led the May awards ceremony in the Major Leagues, among which the Players of the Month, Pitchers, Relievers and Rookies stand out, a list where there are also names like those of Freddie Freeman Los Angeles Dodgers.
American League Player of the Month
‘El Juez’ returned from injury on May 9 and since then he hasn’t stopped hitting and leading a winning streak for his team that helped them get out of the bottom of the East Division. In 21 games he has batted .342 with 12 home runs, 25 RBIs, 20 walks and a 1.356 OPS.
This is the sixth Player of the Month award for the 30-year-old outfielder. Three of them were in 2022 when he ended up being voted AL MVP.
National League Player of the Month
For his part, Freeman took top honors in the National League after ending the month with a 20-game streak connecting at least one hit, something that helped him leave a .400 average with six home runs, 17 doubles, 26 RBIs, 12 transfers and a 1.184 OPS in 28 games. This is the fourth Player of the Month award in his career.
American League Pitcher of the Month
On the other side of the game, AL pitching was led by the Texas Rangers’ Nathan Eovaldi, who recorded a shutout in his final start to finish the month with a 4-0 record, 0.96 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 37.2 innings. in five May starts. It is the first Pitcher of the Month recognition that the right-hander has achieved.
National League Pitcher of the Month
Surprisingly, the National had Michael Wacha of the San Diego Padres as the best pitcher. And it is that after having an April with a 6.75 ERA, he managed to adjust his repertoire to shine in April with a 3-0 record and a 0.84 earned run percentage and 26 strikeouts in 32.0 innings between five starts, to be named Pitcher of the Month by first time. The right-hander allowed just three extra-base hits all month.
American League Rookie of the Month
For the second month in a row, Josh Jung of the Texas Rangers has been honored as American League Rookie of the Month. The third baseman had a hit in his last 14 games in May. He ultimately hit .318 with six homers, 16 RBIs, 22 runs, seven walks and a .918 OPS in 26 games.
National League Rookie of the Month
Spencer Steer of the Cincinnati Reds took top Rookie of the Month honors after hitting .318 with six home runs, 19 RBIs, 18 runs, 10 walks and a .945 OPS in 27 games.
American League Reliever of the Month
Detroit Tigers closer Alex Lange stood out as AL or Reliever of the Month after striking out 17 of the 41 batters he faced and allowing just one run in 10.2 innings to post a 0.84 ERA in May. Plus, he had seven saves in as many chances.
National League Reliever of the Month
Camilo Doval stood out with the San Francisco Giants to win the National League Reliever of the Month award for the third time in his career. The Dominican had 11 saves in as many chances in May, the month in which he had a 1.32 earned run average and 23 strikeouts in 13.2 innings worked.
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