HOUSTON — As far as awards go, Didi Gregorius is having the best week of his life. Monday, the shortstop was named AL Player of the Week. Wednesday, he copped AL Player of the Month for April.
Gregorius hit .330 (29-for-88) with 10 homers and 30 RBIs in 25 games during April. He led the majors in homers, RBIs and was second in OPS (1.116). It’s Gregorius’ first Player of the Month award and he is the first Yankees shortstop since Derek Jeter in August 1998 to win the award.
Gregorius went 1-for-4 and scored a run in the Yankees’ 4-0 win over the Astros Wednesday night.