Julio Rodriguez (23, Seattle Mariners), known as the future MVP, was ranked as the player with the best performance in the American League last month.
The Major League Secretariat reported on the 4th (Korean time) that Rodriguez was named American League Player of the Month for the first time in his career.
Rodriguez was selected as the American League Rookie of the Month twice last year and received Player of the Week awards a total of three times. Once last year and twice this year.
It was an amazing month. In 23 games last month, Rodriguez recorded a batting average of 0.429, 7 home runs, 30 RBIs, 19 runs, 45 hits, and an on-base percentage of 0.474 and an OPS of 1.198.
As a result, Rodriguez’s performance improved significantly. As of the 4th, in 129 games of the season, he has a batting average of 0.285, 24 home runs, 88 RBI, 83 runs, 156 hits, and an on-base percentage of 0.343 and an OPS of 0.825.안전놀이터
Rodriguez’s explosion led to Seattle’s winning streak. Accordingly, Seattle is at the top of the American League West Division with 77 wins, 59 losses, and a winning percentage of 0.566 as of the 4th.
Rodriguez, in his second year in the major leagues, was selected as an American League All-Star last year and even won the Rookie of the Year award. He also received a Silver Slugger.
Rodriguez was then selected as an All-Star this season, and is expected to experience the postseason for the second year in a row.