O'Neill named National League Player of the Month

Langley Blaze and Junior National Team alum Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) has been named the National League Player of the Month for September/October.

October 4, 2021

Official Major League Baseball News Release

Outfielder Kyle Tucker of the Houston Astros has been named the American League Player of the Month presented by Chevrolet for September/October, and outfielder Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) of the St. Louis Cardinals has been voted the National League Player of the Month presented by Chevrolet for September/October. The announcements were made on Monday on MLB Network.

Tucker was awarded his first career AL Player of the Month Award and is Houston’s first winner since Alex Bregman in August 2019. O’Neill simialrly claimed his first career NL Player of the Month Award and is the first recipient for St. Louis since teammate Paul Goldschmidt in July 2019.

Kyle Tucker, Houston Astros (@ktuck_30)

• Posted a slash line of .346/.438/.692 with 20 runs scored, 36 hits, 10 doubles, a triple, eight home runs, 19 RBI and two stolen bases over 30 games played.

• Homered in consecutive games over the weekend to reach the 30-homer plateau for the first time in his career.

• Became the third player in franchise history to post a 30-homer season at age 24-or younger, joining his teammates Bregman and Yordan Álvarez.

• Was consistent all month for the Astros, delivering 11 multi-hit games while notching at least one hit in all but seven of his 30 games played.

Tyler O’Neill, St. Louis Cardinals (@toneill9)

• Batted .328 (39-for-119) with 31 runs scored, seven doubles, a triple, 13 home runs, 30 RBI, five stolen bases and a .731 slugging percentage across 32 games.

• Tallied 19 RBI across 11 games from September 14th-24th, becoming the youngest Cardinals hitter to accomplish the feat since Albert Pujols in 2006.

• His 13 round-trippers in September/October were the fourth-most by a Cardinals player in team history, trailing only Mark McGwire’s 14 homers in 1999 and McGwire’s 15 homers in 1997 and 1998.

• Became the fourth player (fifth time) in franchise history to log at least 34 home runs and 15 stolen bases in a single season, joining Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby (1922), Fernando Tatis (1999) and Albert Pujols (2005 & 2009).

Others receiving votes for AL Player of the Month presented by Chevrolet included All-Stars Bo Bichette (.350, 43 H, 7 2B, 8 HR), Teoscar Hernández (.304, 6 2B, 10 HR, 30 RBI) and Marcus Semien (.260, 23 R, 13 HR, 25 BRI), as well as Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (.301, 6 2B, 7 HR, 30 RBI) of the Toronto Blue Jays; second baseman/outfielder Brandon Lowe (.277, 6 2B, 8 HR, 21 RBI) of the Tampa Bay Rays; outfielder Mitch Haniger (.265, 20 R, 10 HR, 27 RBI) of the Seattle Mariners; backstop Yasmani Grandal (.310, 14 R, 10 XBH, 13 RBI) of the Chicago White Sox; outfielder Andrew Benintendi (.342, 39 H, 15 XBH, 29 RBI) of the Kansas City Royals; and outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (.275, 30 H, 10 HR, 26 RBI) of the New York Yankees.

Others receiving votes for NL Player of the Month presented by Chevrolet included All-Star outfielder Juan Soto (.373, 23 R, 38 H, 40 BB) of the Washington Nationals; shortstop Corey Seager (.385, 40 H, 9 HR, 21 RBI) of the Los Angeles Dodgers; outfielder Bryce Harper (.323, 10 2B, 9 HR, 21 RBI) of the Philadelphia Phillies; and third baseman Eugenio Suárez (.370, 8 2B, 8 HR, 13 RBI) of the Cincinnati Reds.