July has come and gone, however earlier than August baseball really heats up, it’s time to honor final month’s most excellent gamers.
Here are the Players of the Month introduced by Chevrolet, Pitchers of the Month, Rookies of the Month and Relievers of the Month Award winners for July, as introduced on MLB Network on Wednesday.
Shohei Ohtani, LAA, AL Player of the Month
Ohtani, unsurprisingly, took dwelling his second consecutive AL Player of the Month Award. His absurd 2023 season continued in July as he posted a .282 batting common and a 1.152 OPS with an AL-best 9 dwelling runs over 23 video games alongside 4 begins wherein he struck out 29 batters in 25 1/3 innings, pitching to a 4.97 ERA.
Cody Bellinger, CHC, NL Player of the Month
Bellinger earned his second profession Player of the Month Award, having final acquired the honors in April 2019. The 28-year-old’s comeback reached new heights in July as he notched a sturdy .400/.432/.690 slash line with a 1.122 OPS, eight dwelling runs and 24 RBIs.
Tyler Glasnow, TB, AL Pitcher of the Month
Glasnow, who returned from Tommy John surgical procedure in late May, discovered his dominant pre-injury type final month. He made six begins in July, pitching to a 2.11 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 38 1/3 innings, holding opponents to an anemic .186 batting common. This is Glasnow’s second profession Pitcher of the Month Award, his first since April 2019.
Corbin Burnes, MIL, NL Pitcher of the Month
Despite having a Cy Young Award to his title, Burnes has by no means been named Pitcher of the Month — till now. The right-hander stifled his competitors in six July begins, posting a 1.85 ERA with a 0.72 WHIP and 47 strikeouts in 39 innings — opposing batters hit a collective .115 with a .169 slugging share, the bottom marks in baseball in July for pitchers with no less than 20 innings pitched.
Triston Casas, BOS, AL Rookie of the Month
After enhancing steadily via May and June, Casas took off final month, slashing .349/.442/.758 with a 1.199 OPS and 7 dwelling runs in 21 video games to earn his first profession AL Rookie of the Month honors.
Francisco Alvarez, NYM, NL Rookie of the Month
The Mets’ first NL Rookie of the Month since Pete Alonso gained the award thrice in 2019, Alvarez hit eight dwelling runs and tallied 16 RBIs in July whereas posting a team-leading .623 slugging share and .974 OPS.
Félix Bautista, BAL, AL Reliever of the Month
Of the 4 AL Reliever of the Month Awards handed out in 2023, Bautista has now taken dwelling three, and with good purpose. The Orioles’ nearer made 11 scoreless appearances (14 innings) in July, hanging out 25 in opposition to 4 walks, together with his saves (8) outnumbering his baserunners (7).
Devin Williams, MIL, NL Reliever of the Month
After hitting just a few snags in June, Williams was good in July, tallying 10 saves and posting a 1.54 ERA with 21 strikeouts and a 0.94 WHIP in 12 appearances (11.2 innings). This is Williams’ third time taking dwelling NL Reliever of the Month honors and his first since August 2021.
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