Monthly award winners for April announced

Now that one full month of the common season is within the books, it’s time to provide eight gamers some deserved recognition for his or her efficiency.

Here are the winners of the Players of the Month, Pitchers of the Month, Rookies of the Month and Relievers of the Month for April, as introduced on Wednesday on MLB Network. The Players of the Month honor is introduced by Chevrolet.

Ronald Acuña Jr., ATL, NL Player of the Month
Acuña posted a powerful .352/.440/.546 slash line and was an absolute terror as soon as he reached base, pacing all gamers with 13 stolen bases. No participant had extra multihit video games through the season’s first month than Acuña’s 13. Visual Story >

Gerrit Cole, NYY, AL Pitcher of the Month
The Yankees’ ace led the Majors with 40 2/3 innings and allowed solely 5 runs throughout that span. He gained 5 of his six begins, which included a two-hit, 10-strikeout shutout of the Twins on April 16. Visual Story >

Clayton Kershaw, LAD, NL Pitcher of the Month
Kershaw wins Pitcher of the Month for the seventh time in his illustrious profession and for the primary time since 2016. His April included a 1.89 ERA, a .174 opponents’ batting common and his 2 hundredth profession victory. Visual Story >

Josh Jung, TEX, AL Rookie of the Month
Jung led AL rookies in hits (27), residence runs (six) and whole bases (44), amongst different classes. He additionally drove in 21 runs, essentially the most amongst all rookies. Visual Story >

James Outman, LAD, NL Rookie of the Month
Outman’s .973 OPS and 164 wRC+ weren’t solely one of the best amongst rookies; they every ranked within the prime 15 amongst all certified hitters. Visual Story >

Félix Bautista, BAL, AL Reliever of the Month
Bautista was essential to the Orioles’ sizzling begin, securing all seven of his save probabilities. He struck out 25 batters in 13 2/3 innings and produced a sturdy 46.4% whiff fee. Visual Story >

Josh Hader, SD, NL Reliever of the Month
Hader was all however unhittable within the opening month. That’s evidenced by his .093 opponents’ batting common. He saved an MLB-best 10 video games and allowed just one run in 13 innings. Visual Story >