Red Sox infielder Trevor Story earned American League Player of the Week honors on Monday, MLB announced.
Story hit six homers and drove in 14 runs, with absurd .360/.452/1.120 splits at the plate. He hit five homers in four games against the Mariners — a stretch that includes several historic numbers.
Story started slow, but his averages are normalizing over the last week. This season, his barrel percentage — per Baseball Savant — is 92nd percentile.
“I told [Story] a few weeks ago … we trust you,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said earlier this week.