For the second time in his young career, Cody Bellinger has been named Player of the Week. It was announced earlier today on MLB Network. Bellinger was previously award this honor the week of May 8th.
Bellinger posted a slash line of .370/.400/1.037 with seven runs scored, three doubles, five home runs and 12 RBI over seven games. Bellinger, who made his Major League debut onApril 25, is the first player in the Majors this season to garner multiple weekly honors. The 21-year-old rookie paced the Majors in home runs, RBI and total bases (28), while among NL leaders, finished the period third in slugging percentage, tied for fourth in hits and tied for fifth in doubles.