
Designated hitter Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies, whose historic four-game tied the Major League record, and first baseman Rafael Devers of the San Francisco Giants have been named the National League Co-Players of the Week presented by Chevrolet, and outfielder Cody Bellinger of the New York Yankees has been named the American League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet. The announcements were made earlier today on MLB Network.
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- The 30-year-old hit .444 (12-for-27) with two homers, eight RBI, three doubles, four walks, six runs scored, a .778 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage across seven contests.
- The Scottsdale, Ariz. native tied for third among Major League leaders in hits and total bases (21); ranked sixth in OPS (1.278); ranked seventh in batting average; and ranked ninth in slugging.
- The 2019 NL MVP started his week with four straight multi-hit games, tallying two hits on Monday and Tuesday against Washington, followed by three-hit performances on Wednesday against Washington and Thursday at Chicago (AL). His four consecutive multi-hit games tied a career high and he became the second Yankee to accomplish the feat this season, joining Aaron Judge, who had multiple hits in five straight games from April 28 to May 3.
- The 2017 NL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year homered in back-to-back games on Wednesday and Thursday, marking the third time this season that he homered in consecutive games, joining May 17-18 and June 29-30. His home run on Wednesday was his 25th of the year, marking the fifth time he has hit at least 25 homers in a season, joining 2019 (47 HR); 2017 (39 HR); 2023 (26 HR); and 2018 (25 HR).
- The 2020 World Series Champion with the Dodgers drew a walk in four straight contests from Tuesday through Friday, marking the 16th time in his career in which he walked in at least four consecutive games and the first time since April 10-14, 2022. Overall, he reached base in 19 of his 27 games in August, including 12 of his final 14 contests in the month.
Other noteworthy AL performances last week included third baseman Josh Jung (.481, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 4 2B, 5 R), right fielder Adolis García (.429, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 3 2B, 7 R, 1 SB) and catcher/designated hitter Kyle Higashioka (.389, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 1 2B, 4 R) of the Texas Rangers; center fielder Byron Buxton (.300, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 1 2B, 2 BB, 7 R, 2 SB, .950 SLG) of the Minnesota Twins; starting pitcher José Soriano (2-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 GS, 12.2 IP, 5 H, 4 BB, 14 SO) of the Los Angeles Angels; starting pitcher Lucas Giolito (2-0, 0.64 ERA, 2 GS, 14.0 IP, 7 H, 6 BB, 14 SO) of the Boston Red Sox; outfielder/designated hitter George Springer (.435, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 2B, 3 BB, 10 R, .536 OBP) of the Toronto Blue Jays; All-Star center fielder Julio Rodríguez (.417, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 BB, 5 R, 1 SB) of the Seattle Mariners; All-Star starting pitcher Tarik Skubal (1-1, 0.66 ERA, 2 GS, 13.2 IP, 11 H, 2 BB, 16 SO) of the Detroit Tigers; Bellinger’s teammates, All-Star outfielder Aaron Judge (.320, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 2 2B, 9 BB, 10 R, 1 SB, .500 OBP) and rookie starting pitcher Cam Schlittler (1-0, 0.75 ERA, 2 GS, 12.0 IP, 8 H, 4 BB, 16 SO); outfielder Mike Yastrzemski (.389, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 2B, 2 BB, 5 R, .889 SLG) of the Kansas City Royals; and rookie starting pitcher Ian Seymour (2-0, 0.90 ERA, 2 GS, 10.0 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 16 SO) of the Tampa Bay Rays.