5月4日から10日までの傑出したパフォーマンスが評価され、ボビー・ウィット・ジュニアとクリストファー・サンチェスが月曜日にそれぞれアメリカン・リーグとナショナル・リーグの週間最優秀選手に選ばれた。
ボビー・ウィット・ジュニアはこの週、打率.407、3本塁打、OPS 1.263を記録し、ガーディアンズ戦での4安打を含む計11安打を放った。ロイヤルズの遊撃手であるウィットは、シーズン打率を.302、OPSを.847まで引き上げ、野手としてはメジャーリーグ首位タイとなる2.8 bWARを記録した。自身通算3度目の週間最優秀選手賞獲得となり、カンザスシティ・ロイヤルズの地区優勝争い復帰に貢献した。
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The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals 13-4 at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, powered by a five-run third inning and starter Will Warren's career-high-tying 11 strikeouts over seven innings. Cody Bellinger homered twice and drove in five runs, while Royals manager Matt Quatraro was ejected in the first inning over a disputed balk call. Warren improved to 2-0 with a 2.49 ERA.
Bobby Witt Jr. drove in the go-ahead run for his 400th career RBI as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon at Target Field.
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Byron Buxton of the Twins earned AL Player of the Week honors, while Milwaukee Brewers teammates Jacob Misiorowski and Jackson Chourio shared NL recognition for their recent performances.
Several Major League Baseball players have turned around early-season struggles with strong performances heading into Memorial Day. The improvements come after sluggish starts for many of the hitters listed.
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Cam Schlittler of the Yankees and Cristopher Sánchez of the Phillies top the latest MLB.com Cy Young Award poll for 2026. The results reflect performance through Monday's games.
Kyle Schwarber hit two home runs Sunday to extend his streak to four games as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Colorado Rockies 6-0 at Citizens Bank Park. Cristopher Sánchez tossed seven scoreless innings to support the victory.
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St. Louis Cardinals second baseman JJ Wetherholt has compiled one of the strongest starts by a rookie at his position in recent decades. Through 56 games he leads all rookies with 2.5 fWAR.