Blue Jays' Springer named AL Player of the Week

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer has been named the American League Player of the Week for the second consecutive week. Photo: Toronto Blue Jays/Twitter

August 9, 2021

Official Major League Baseball News Release

For the second consecutive week, George Springer of the Toronto Blue Jays has been chosen the American League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet, and first baseman C.J. Cron of the Colorado Rockies has been named the National League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet. The announcements were made earlier today on MLB Network.

Springer earned a second straight AL Player of the Week Award and the fourth of his career. The three-time All-Star is the first Blue Jays player to ever receive consecutive weekly awards, and is the first Major Leaguer to accomplish the feat since Manny Machado in August of last season. Cron was awarded his first career NL Player of the Week Award and is the Rockies’ second winner this season, following his teammate Josh Fuentes (May 17th).

George Springer, Toronto Blue Jays

-Hit .364 (12-for-33) with nine runs scored, three doubles, a triple, three home runs, 11 RBI and a .788 slugging percentage over eight games played.

-Homered on the first pitch of Wednesday’s contest, becoming the third player in team history to homer on the first pitch of a game multiple times in a season (also July 31st), joining Alex Rios (2007) and Jose Reyes (2014).

-Delivered leadoff round-trippers on both Tuesday and Wednesday against the Cleveland Indians. Became the fourth player in Club history to hit leadoff homers in consecutive games, joining Devon Travis (2016), Jose Cruz (2000) and Damaso Garcia (1983).

-Launched a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth inning yesterday for his 14th home run of the season. Accounted for four of Toronto’s nine runs, tallying four-or-more runs for the first time this season and the seventh time of his career.

C.J. Cron, Colorado Rockies

-Posted a slash line of .556/.636/1.278 with nine runs scored, 10 hits, a double, four home runs, 16 RBI and three walks across five games.

-Logged multiple hits and RBI in four-of-five games during his award-winning week, while also producing a pair of multi-homer efforts.

-Delivered a grand slam and career-best seven RBI yesterday, the most RBI by a Rockies player since Trevor Story on May 31, 2019. Became the first player in franchise history to club three grand slams in a single season.

-Notched 13 RBI in Colorado’s series against the Miami Marlins, tied with Hall of Famer Larry Walker (April 27-29, 1999) for the most in a three-game series in franchise history. Became the first Major Leaguer since RBI became an official statistic in 1920 to log at least eight runs and 13 RBI in a three-game set.

Other noteworthy AL performances for the week included outfielder Starling Marte (.500, 12 H, 6 RBI, 3 SB) of the Oakland Athletics; starting pitcher Dylan Cease (2-0, 2.45 ERA, 11.0 IP, 21 SO) of the Chicago White Sox; infielder Jorge Polanco (.269, 7 R, 4 HR, 9 RBI) of the Minnesota Twins; All-Star outfielder Cedric Mullins (.320, 7 R, 3 HR, 3 SB) of the Baltimore Orioles; All-Star designated hitter Nelson Cruz (.261, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI) of the Tampa Bay Rays; and Springer’s All-Star teammate Teoscar Hernández (.400, 4 R, 10 H, 8 RBI).

Other noteworthy NL performances last week included first baseman Brandon Belt (.385, 5 R, 4 HR, 7 RBI) of the San Francisco Giants; starting pitcher Max Fried (2-0, 0.75 ERA, 12 SO, 2 BB) of the Atlanta Braves; outfielder Lewis Brinson (.400, 10 H, 5 XBH, 9 RBI) of the Marlins; outfielder Bryce Harper (.308, 8 R, 6 XBH, 7 RBI) of the Philadelphia Phillies; starter Blake Snell (2-0, 0.75 ERA, 12.0 IP, 19 SO) of the San Diego Padres; and Cron’s teammates Sam Hilliard (.421, 3 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI) and Trevor Story (.478, 8 R, 6 XBH, 6 RBI).