The Kansas City Royals announced today that outfielder/designated hitter Jorge Soler and left-handed pitcher Mike Montgomery have been named Royals Player and Pitcher of the Month, respectively, for the month of August. The awards are determined by a local media vote.
Soler, 27, led the Royals in August with 19 runs, 10 home runs, 24 RBI, 19 walks, a .416 on-base percentage, .663 slugging percentage and 1.079 OPS. His 10 homers are the most in any calendar month of his career, and he’s one of eight Royals to record a 10-homer month and the first since Mike Sweeney in June 2001.