NEW YORK, N.Y. – Major League Baseball announced today that Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodríguez has been named American League Player of the Month and right-handed pitcher Andrés Muñoz has been named American League Reliever of the Month for August.
Rodríguez, 22, batted .429 (45x105) with 19 runs, 10 doubles, 7 home runs, 30 RBI, 8 walks and 11 stolen bases in 23 August games, getting on base at a .474 clip, slugging .724 with a 1.198 OPS. The center fielder recorded 13 multi-hit games (five 4+ hit games) during the month and hit safely in 20 of 23 games, including a career-high 13 consecutive contests (8/13-c) to finish the month.