It's been a long time since the last one (so sorry about that!) but that won't stop from keeping up with your favorite rookies for the week! Hope you enjoy all the highlights from this great group of newcomers! Aaron JudgeAwards (from this week!): AL Rookie of the Month for June, AL Player of the Month, AL All-Star starter, and Home Run Derby Participant. Average (Jun. 26-Jul. 3): .291 Home Runs (Jun. 26-Jul. 3): 1, but still leads MLB with 27 Stats Fact: First Yankee Rookie to reach base in 30 straight games since Charlie Keller in 1939 (@EliasSports). Judge is continuing to do Judge things, like gather all the recognition for his already awesome season. He will fulfill dreams and participate in the Home Run Derby, which will be mentioned a lot more on this blog in the upcoming days. His team is in second place right now with 3 games behind the Red Sox but there's a lot left to be played and they will make it an interesting race. Cody BellingerAwards (from this week): NL Rookie of the Month for June, All-Star team, and Home Run Derby Participant. Average (Jun. 26-Jul. 3): .148 Avergage Slugging Percentage (Jun. 26-Jul. 3): .378 Stats Fact: Bellinger is the youngest Dodger position player to make the All Star team and the first to make it in their first true season in the Majors, meaning the year they were called up in (@Dodgers and @ESPNStatsInfo). It's been bit of a rough week for Bellinger since we expect so much from him, considering his fast start to the Majors ranks among the fastest ever. His week was rewarding for him since he got all those accolades and now that those are given out, he can focus and get even better for those competitions. Maybe his team's off day will help his performance before the All-Star Game. Sean NewcombERA (from Jun. 27 start): 1.48 Strikeouts (from Jun. 27 start): 8 Record (from four starts): 1-2 Stats Fact: Newcomb is limiting right handers to .143 (@SERCenter). Newcomb earned his first Major League win last week against San Diego after only giving up 6 hits, one walk, and no runs. He's been doing well before his first victory but he got a no-decision on his start before where he only gave up three hits. Newcomb has done well for a rotation that relies on a lot of veteran pitchers while maintaining second in the East. Make sure to watch Newcomb start on the Fourth of July vs. Houston at 7:35 pm ET! Yuli GurrielAverage (Jun. 27- Jul. 3): .200
Home Runs (Jun. 27- Jul. 3): 2 RBIs (Jun. 27- Jul. 3): 7 Stats Fact: Gurriel hit a game-winning double off of a 100.2 mph fastball by Aroldis Chapman. Imagine what the velocity for his hit would be. Gurriel is one of the older rookies here (33 years old) but he is making an impact for the league-leading Astros. This week, he hit back-to-back home runs on July 1 and July 2. His hitting has become even better for the Astros further along his time in the majors which is a good sign for the team. Leave a Reply. |
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