Yordan (.577 OBP), PCA (4 HRs) pick up weekly honors
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The latest Players of the Week took starkly different paths to get here.
Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez has been dominant since Opening Day and has both the American League MVP Award and Triple Crown in his sights. Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, meanwhile, scuffled through the first two months before catching fire.
Alvarez on Monday was named the AL Player of the Week for the second time this season and fifth time overall, while Crow-Armstrong captured National League honors for the first time in his career.
Alvarez, who previously won the AL Player of the Week Award for the week ending April 5, produced an eye-popping .476/.577/.810 slash with two homers and nine RBIs over 26 PAs last week.
On the year, he leads the AL in homers (22) and RBIs (48) and has the highest OPS (1.080) among MLB qualifiers -- a strong rebound after he appeared in just 48 games and recorded a .797 OPS last season.
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Crow-Armstrong homered four times and stole two bases in six games last week while posting a .440 average (11-for-25) with a 1.401 OPS in 27 PAs. The 24-year-old recorded a .673 OPS through 54 games this season, but he’s hit safely in each of his past 12 games with five homers and a 1.201 OPS in that span.
This is the second POTW Award for the Cubs in 2026 -- Nico Hoerner won it for the week ending April 19.
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Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas was also recognized on Monday, winning Player of the Week honors for his ridiculous barehanded play at second base against the Angels on Friday.
Nick Madrigal looked like he had a surefire infield single after his ground ball deflected off pitcher Roki Sasaki’s glove in the top of the third inning, but Rojas ranged to the shortstop side of second base, grabbed the ball with his bare hand and threw an off-balance strike to first base to nab Madrigal by a matter of inches.