"After April ended, I took a deep breath and said, 'That's over with. It's time to start a new one,'" Story said.
Story, 23, announced his candidacy by hitting two home runs off the D-backs' Zack Greinke on Opening Night, becoming the first player in the modern era to homer twice in his debut in an opener. Story may have had the award locked when he homered a Major League-record seven times in the first six games (April 4-10), thus becoming the first rookie to homer that many times in a six-game stretch. He also was the first player since 1900 whose first four Major League hits were homers.