Jordan Westburg and Trea Turner Named Players of the Week Presented by Chevrolet

Infielder Jordan Westburg of the Baltimore Orioles has been selected the American League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet, and Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner has been named the National League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet. The announcements were made earlier today on MLB Network.

Westburg won his first career weekly honor and is the second straight Oriole to take home a Weekly Award after rookie outfielder Colton Cowser won last week. It is the first time since 1981 that the Orioles won back-to-back Player of the Week awards after Hall of Fame first baseman Eddie Murray won on September 13^th and 20^th. Overall, it is the third time Baltimore earned back-to-back weekly honors after outfielder Don Baylor won on August 10, 1975, followed by Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer and outfielder Ken Singleton winning co-honors on August 17^th. Turner won his third career weekly honor after winning the Phillies’ most recent award on September 5^th of last year. His first career award came on October 4, 2021 as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Jordan Westburg, Baltimore Orioles (@jordan_cw21)

• The 25-year-old hit .478 (11-for-23) with two home runs, eight RBI, two doubles, a triple, one walk, five runs scored, a stolen base and a .913 slugging percentage in six games last week.
• The Texas native led the Majors in batting average and OPS (1.413); tied for the Major League lead in total bases (21); ranked second among big leaguers in slugging; tied for the AL lead in RBI; and tied for third among AL hitters in OBP (.500) and hits (11).
• The Mississippi State product recorded a three-hit game on Monday against the Twins, marking his first of four games last week with at least two hits and two RBI. He also picked up two hits and two RBI on Tuesday against Minnesota, and on Saturday and Sunday at Kansas City. Overall, his six games this season with at least two hits and at least two RBI are the most in the Majors.
• The 30^th overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft hit home runs on Tuesday and Sunday, with his third-inning homer against the Twins on Tuesday marking the second of three Orioles’ homers in the game. It was the fourth game of a five-game stretch in which the Orioles hit three home runs, marking the second-longest streak in Baltimore’s history. The Orioles hold the Major League record after homering at least three times in six straight games from May 8-13, 1987.
• Westburg recorded hits in each of his six games last week to extend his career-long hitting streak to nine games. During the stretch, he is batting .457 (16-for-35) with three homers, 10 RBI, two doubles, a triple, two walks, seven runs scored, two stolen bases and a 1.315 OPS. He has reached base safely in each of his last 11 games, also marking a career-long streak, over which he boasts a .500 on-base percentage.

Trea Turner, Philadelphia Phillies (@tvturner)

• The 30-year-old hit .462 (12-for-26) with a home run, four RBI, five doubles, a walk, 10 runs scored, a stolen base and a .481 on-base percentage in six games last week.
• The Florida native led the Majors in runs scored; tied for the NL lead in doubles and extra-base hits (6); ranked third in slugging (.769), OPS (1.250) and hits (12); and ranked fourth in total bases (20).
• The two-time All-Star recorded four straight multi-hit games from Tuesday through Saturday, putting together three-hit games on Wednesday against Colorado and Thursday against Chicago (AL). It was the third time in his Phillies’ tenure and eighth time in his career that he had at least four-straight multi-hit games.
• The 2019 World Series Champion has hits in 10 straight games since April 11^th, batting .429 (18-for-42) with two homers, six RBI, six doubles, two walks, 12 runs scored, a stolen base and a 1.169 OPS during the stretch. He has reached in each of his last 13 games since April 8^th, batting .434/.483/.660 over the stretch.
• The North Carolina State product stole home on Sunday against the White Sox, marking his 40^th consecutive stolen base since September 6, 2022 when he was a member of the Dodgers. His current streak surpassed Jimmy Rollins for the fourth-longest all-time and is now tied with Hall of Famer Tim Raines for the third-longest streak in Major League history. Next on the list is Ichiro Suzuki, who swiped 45 straight bases from April 29, 2006 through May 16, 2007, and Vince Coleman, who stole a Major League record 50 straight bases from September 18, 1988 through July 26, 1989.

Other noteworthy AL performances last week included outfielder Julio Rodríguez (.464, 3 RBI, 2 2B, 1 BB, 5 R, 4 SB) and catcher Cal Raleigh (.400, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 6 BB, 4 R, .850 SLG) of the Seattle Mariners; starting pitcher Zach Eflin (2 GS, 0.00 ERA, 12.1 IP, 11 SO, 0 BB) and infielder/outfielder Amed Rosario (.400, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 1 2B, 1 3B, 5 R) of the Tampa Bay Rays; outfielder Daulton Varsho (.350, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 3 2B, 2 BB, 6 R, 2 SB, .950 SLG) of the Toronto Blue Jays; designated hitter/outfielder Kerry Carpenter (.379, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 2 2B, 2 3B, 1 BB, 3 R) of the Detroit Tigers; Westburg’s teammate shortstop Gunnar Henderson (.385, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 1 2B, 2 BB, 5 R) of the Orioles; starting pitchers Tanner Houck (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 9 SO, 3 H, 0 BB) and Kutter Crawford (1-0, 0.77 ERA, 2 GS, 11.2 IP, 12 SO) of the Boston Red Sox; starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen (2-0, 2.45 ERA, 2 GS, 11.0 IP, 11 SO) and relief pitcher Kirby Yates (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 G, 3 SV, 5.0 IP, 6 SO) of the Texas Rangers; and starting pitcher José Soriano (0-1, 0.82 ERA, 2 GS, 11.0 IP, 13 SO) of the Los Angeles Angels.

Other noteworthy NL performances for the week included second baseman Nico Hoerner (.438, 5 RBI, 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 BB, 7 R) of the Chicago Cubs; catcher Travis d’Arnaud (.333, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 1 2B, 3 BB, 6 R, 1.200 SLG) of the Atlanta Braves; Turner’s teammates third baseman Alec Bohm (.421, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 2 2B, 3 BB, 5 R, .842 SLG) and starting pitcher Ranger Suárez (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 7 H, 8 SO, 1 BB) of the Phillies; shortstop Elly De La Cruz (.375, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 7 BB, 5 R, 4 SB, .565 OBP) of the Cincinnati Reds; second baseman Ketel Marte (.419, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 2B, 2 BB, 5 R) of the Arizona Diamondbacks; Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (.476, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 2B, 5 BB, 6 R, 3 SB, .577 OBP), who hit his 176^th career home run on Sunday to surpass Hideki Matsui for the most home runs by a Japanese-born Major Leaguer; Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams (.320, 3 HR, 3 RBI, 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 BB, 8 R, 1 SB, .840 SLG) and rookie starting pitcher Mitchell Parker (2-0, 1.50 ERA, 2 GS, 12.0 IP, 7 H, 12 SO, 0 BB), who became the first Nationals’ starting pitcher since Stephen Strasburg in 2010 to win his Major League debut; relief pitcher Reed Garrett (2-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 G, 1 SV, 4.0 IP, 2 H, 10 SO) of the New York Mets; catcher Willson Contreras (.381, 3 RBI, 4 2B, 4 BB, 3 R, 1 SB, .500 OBP) of the Cardinals; and starting pitcher Cal Quantrill (0.75 ERA, 2 GS, 12.0 IP, 7 H, 5 SO) of the Colorado Rockies.

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Incredible Run-Saving Diving Catch by Cedric Mullins of the Baltimore Orioles

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Center fielder Cedric Mullins of the Baltimore Orioles earned his Major League-best seventh career Play of the Week Award and second of the season, after previously winning on April 8^th. The Orioles now have an Major League-best 13 awards since 2019, with six of Mullins’ seven awards coming since the start of the 2023 season. With two outs and a runner on third base in the first inning on Jackie Robinson Day, Kyle Farmer hit a line drive deep to the left-center field gap, forcing Mullins to cover 67 feet in 4.2 seconds and make an incredible catch. Additional Play of the Week candidates included Zach Neto’s unassisted double play; Victor González’s great game-ending play; Blake Perkins’ home run robbery; Davis Schneider’s diving catch near the line; Luis Arraez’s incredible double play; Javier Báez’s diving stop and glove flip to start a double play; Daulton Varsho’s leaping catch at the wall; and Anthony Volpe’s sliding stop and throw to first.