Aristides Aquino named NL Player of the Month and Alex Bregman named AL Player of the Month

After beginning his Major League career in historic fashion, outfielder Aristides Aquino of the Cincinnati Reds has been voted both National League Player of the Month and National League Rookie of the Month for August. All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros has been named the American League Player of the Month.

Aquino earned his first career monthly awards and is the first Reds Player of the Month winner since Scooter Gennett last season in May. Additionally, he is the first Major Leaguer since Aaron Judge accomplished the feat twice during his AL Rookie of the Year Award-winning 2017 campaign to be named Player and Rookie of the Month in the same period. Aristides became the first NL player since former Red Yasiel Puig did so for the Los Angeles Dodgers in June 2013. Bregman was awarded his second career AL Player of the Month Award, previously winning in June 2018, and is the second straight Astros winner, following his teammate Yuli Gurriel. It marks the first time since Bryce Harper (April) and Daniel Murphy (May) of the Washington Nationals in 2016 that different players from the same Club earned consecutive Player of the Month Awards. Albert Pujols (June) and Mike Trout (July) of the Los Angeles Angels last accomplished the feat in the AL during the 2015 campaign.

Aristides Aquino, Cincinnati Reds (@aristidesaquino)
• Batted .320 (33-for-103) with 22 runs scored, four doubles, 14 home runs, 33 RBI, 10 walks, two stolen bases and a .767 slugging percentage over 29 games played.
• Was named NL Player of the Week for the period ending August 11th. Homered in four consecutive contests from August 6th-10th, including a three-homer game on August 10th against the Chicago Cubs.
• On August 28th against the Miami Marlins, clubbed his 13th career home run in just his 100th career plate appearance, becoming the first player in Major League history to record as many round-trippers in his first 100 plate appearances.
• Launched his 14th home run of the season in the following contest on August 29th, establishing a new NL
record for home runs by a rookie in a calendar month. Matched Hall of Famer Frank Robinson (August 1962) and Greg Vaughn (September 1999) for the franchise record for homers by any player in any calendar month.

Alex Bregman, Houston Astros (@abreg_1)
• Posted a slash line of .404/.487/.747 with 27 runs scored, 40 hits, 14 doubles, a triple, six home runs, 31 RBI and 15 walks across 26 games.
• Clubbed his 32nd home run of the season on August 24th against the Los Angeles Angels, establishing a single-season career high, and the most by an Astros player since his All-Star teammate George Springer (34) in 2017.
• Finished his award-winning month in dominant fashion, batting .444 (16-for-36) with 10 runs scored, four doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI across the final nine game from August 22nd-31st.
• By the end of his outstanding month, collected 104 runs scored, 94 RBI and 97 walks on the season. Joined
Lance Berkman (2001-04; 2006-08) and Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell (1996-2002) as the only players in franchise history to post consecutive seasons with at least 90 walks, 90 runs and 90 RBI.

Others receiving votes for NL Player of the Month included All-Star third baseman Anthony Rendon (.394, 7 2B, 8 HR, 29 RBI) and outfielder Juan Soto (.313, 29 R, 8 2B, 10 HR) of the Washington Nationals; outfielder Nicholas Castellanos (.348, 24 R, 9 2B, 11 HR) of the Chicago Cubs; infielder Eduardo Escobar (17 R, 25 H, 17 XBH, 28 RBI) of the Arizona Diamondbacks; All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado (.337, 22 R, 12 HR, 23 RBI) of the Colorado Rockies; and backstop Wilson Ramos (.434, 43 H, 8 XBH, 20 RBI) of the New York Mets, who enters play today with a 25-game hitting streak dating back to August 3rd.

Others receiving votes for AL Player of the Month included All-Star designated hitter J.D. Martinez (.394, 7 2B, 10 HR, 29 RBI) of the Boston Red Sox; outfielder Jorge Soler (.283, 19 R, 10 HR, 24 RBI) of the Kansas City Royals; designated hitter Nelson Cruz (.397, 14 R, 14 XBH, 27 RBI) of the Minnesota Twins; All-Star second baseman Gleyber Torres (.277, 21 R, 13 HR, 21 RBI) of the New York Yankees; and All-Star outfielder Mike Trout (.283, 22 R, 8 HR, 22 BB) of the Los Angeles Angels.