Outfielder Jackson Chourio and starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers have been selected the National League Co-Players of the Week, and center fielder Byron Buxton of the Minnesota Twins has been named the American League Player of the Week. The announcements were made earlier today on MLB Network.
Chourio earned his first career award, while Misiorowski earned his second career honor after winning the Brewers’ most recent award on June 1st. Chourio is the first Brewers position player to win the award since Isaac Collins on August 11th of last season, while Misiorowski is the second Brewers pitcher to win twice in a single season, joining Mike Caldwell, who won on August 20th and September 25th in 1978. He is the first pitcher to win the award twice in a single season since Corey Kluber in 2021, and is the first NL pitcher to accomplish the feat since Noah Syndergaard in 2019. It is the first time a pair of Brewers players have earned co-honors in the same week, and the first time a pair of teammates have won the award in the same week since Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman garnered honors for the Houston Astros on August 12, 2024. It is the first time it has happened in the NL since Albert Pujols and Paul Goldschmidt won for the St. Louis Cardinals on August 22, 2022. Buxton won the award for the fourth time in his career and second time this season after winning Minnesota’s last award on May 4th. He also garnered honors on August 28, 2017 and June 13, 2022, and Buxton’s four career awards are now tied for the most in franchise history, matching Kent Hrbek and Hall of Famers Joe Mauer and Kirby Puckett.
Jackson Chourio, Milwaukee Brewers (@jacksonbryaan)
- The 22-year-old hit .448 (13-for-29) with five homers, 10 RBI, a walk, eight runs scored, a .966 slugging percentage and a .452 on-base percentage across six contests.
- The Maracaibo, Venezuela native led the Majors in RBI, hits and total bases (28); tied for first in homers; tied for second in runs scored; ranked third in slugging; ranked sixth in batting average; and seventh in OPS (1.418).
- A champion of the 2026 World Baseball Classic with Team Venezuela, Chourio racked up four hits and four RBI on Saturday against Philadelphia, marking his fourth career multi-homer game and second of the season (also: 6/4 vs. SF). His four career multi-homer games are second-most by a Brewer before turning 23, trailing only Prince Fielder, who had five such games. Additionally, his 10 career games with at least four RBI are the most by a Brewers player before turning 23 and are tied for 20th-most in franchise history, regardless of age. Since his debut in 2024, his 10 games of at least four RBI are tied for fourth-most in the Majors, trailing only Cal Raleigh (12 G); Eugenio Suárez (11 G) and Aaron Judge (11 G).
- Now in his third season, Chourio is riding a seven-game hitting streak which includes five multi-hit games. He is just the third Brewer with at least 16 hits and five homers across a seven-game span, joining J.J. Hardy (July 2008) and Geoff Jenkins (April 2001).
- Chourio has tallied an RBI in six consecutive games, marking the longest streak by a Brewer since his teammate Brice Turang also did so in six straight games last August. It is just the second time a Brewer under the age of 23 has accomplished the feat, with Chourio joining Gary Sheffield, who had an RBI in six consecutive games from June 11-17, 1990.
Jacob Misiorowski, Milwaukee Brewers (@jmisiorowski)
- The 24-year-old threw his first career shutout on Friday against Philadelphia, racking up a career-high 15 strikeouts while permitting just one hit and facing the minimum on 95 pitches after an inning-ending double play in the fourth erased Philadelphia’s only hit of the game. Misiorowski set a record for most strikeouts in a complete game of less than 100 pitches, eclipsing Tarik Skubal’s 13-strikeout performance last May.
- The Blue Springs, Missouri native matched Corbin Burnes (8/11/2021) for the second-most strikeouts in a start in franchise history, trailing only Ben Sheets’ 18 strikeouts on May 16, 2004. Overall, it was the seventh start in Baseball history of at least 15 strikeouts, one-or-zero hits and no walks, and the first such start since Gerrit Cole on September 8, 2019. Misiorowski joined Max Scherzer (10/3/2015) and Clayton Kershaw (6/18/2014) as the only pitchers with at least 15 strikeouts and no more than one baserunner allowed in a shutout since 1900.
- The 2025 All-Star lowered his ERA to 1.34, with the performance marking his third scoreless start of the season of at least 7.0 innings. Overall, it was his sixth scoreless start of the year, matching Cristopher Sánchez and José Soriano for the most in the Majors, and his sixth 10-strikeout game of the season, which lead the Majors. Sheets (2004) and Burnes (2022) hold the single-season franchise record with nine starts of at least 10 strikeouts.
- The second-round selection in the 2022 Draft racked up three of his 15 strikeouts on pitches of at least 103.5 MPH, marking the three fastest strikeout pitches for a starting pitcher in the Pitch Tracking Era (since 2008). His 104.5 MPH fastball to strike out Kyle Schwarber marked the fastest pitch overall (regardless of result) by a starting pitcher since 2008.
- MLB’s current strikeout leader (131 SO) has 69 strikeouts on pitches of at least 100 MPH this season, tied with Aroldis Chapman (2014) for second-most in a single season since 2008, with Chapman currently holding the record with 87 strikeouts of 100+ MPH in 2015. Misiorowski’s 460 pitches of at least 100 MPH are the most in a single season by a starting pitcher, surpassing Hunter Greene, who had 337 pitches of 100+ MPH in 2022. Overall, Misiorowski’s 460 pitches of 100+ MPH are ninth-most (SP or RP) in a single season since 2008.
Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins (@buckdaddy103)
- The 32-year-old hit .458 (11-for-24) with four homers, seven RBI, three doubles, two walks, six runs scored, a stolen base, a 1.083 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage.
- The Baxley, Georgia native led the Majors in batting average, slugging and OPS (1.583); tied for the Major League lead in extra-base hits; ranked second in total bases (26); tied for second in hits; and tied for third in homers.
- The two-time All-Star homered in back-to-back games twice during the week, delivering on Tuesday and Wednesday at Detroit, followed by homers on Friday and Saturday against St. Louis. He has now homered in at least two consecutive games 34 times in his career, including seven times this season. His leadoff blast on Tuesday marked the 26th leadoff homer of his career, second-most in Twins’ history (since 1961) behind only Brian Dozier (28 leadoff HR). Overall, his 22 homers are third-most in the Majors behind only Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Schwarber (24 HR each).
- The 2025 Silver Slugger, who was a member of Team USA in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, had three extra base hits on Saturday, marking his 75th career game with multiple extra-base hits, and his ninth career game with at least three extra-base hits. His 75 such games are tied for fifth-most in franchise history (since 1961), while his nine such games are tied with Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett and Torii Hunter for second-most in franchise history, trailing only Eddie Rosario (10 G).
- The second overall pick of the 2012 Draft closed out his week with three straight multi-hit games, going 8-for-12 in the Twins’ series against the Cardinals. It was the first time a Twins’ player tallied at least eight hits in a three-game series since Buxton recorded nine hits last July against Pittsburgh when he hit for the cycle.
Other noteworthy NL performances last week included rookie designated hitter Bryce Eldridge (.455, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 2 2B, 5 BB, 5 R, .955 SLG, .556 OBP) and starting pitcher Logan Webb (0.56 ERA, 2 GS, 16.0 IP, 12 H, 0 BB, 14 SO) of the San Francisco Giants; outfielder James Wood (.440, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 1 2B, 3 BB, 9 R, 3 SB, .840 SLG, .500 OBP) of the Washington Nationals; first baseman Alec Burleson (.259, 5 HR, 8 RBI, 1 2B, 1 BB, 7 R, .852 SLG) of the St. Louis Cardinals; shortstop Otto Lopez (.407, 4 RBI, 2 2B, 1 BB, 8 R, 3 SB, .481 SLG, .429 OBP) of the Miami Marlins; catcher Hunter Goodman (.320, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 1 2B, 3 BB, 5 R, .720 SLG) of the Colorado Rockies; and designated hitter/starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani (.313, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 2 2B, 8 BB, 6 R, .938 SLG, .542 OBP/6.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 6 SO) of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Other noteworthy AL performances last week included outfielder Tyler Soderstrom (.381, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 2 2B, 4 BB, 6 R, 1.048 SLG, .480 OBP), first baseman Nick Kurtz (.375, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 1 2B, 6 BB, 7 R, .917 SLG, .500 OBP) and utilityman Zack Gelof (.346, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 3 2B, 8 R, 1 SB, .808 SLG) of the Athletics; catcher Dillon Dingler (.435, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 2B, 1 3B, 4 R, .870 SLG, .435 OBP) of the Detroit Tigers; Buxton’s teammate, first baseman Royce Lewis (.455, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 2 2B, 2 BB, 4 R, 1 SB, .955 SLG, .480 OBP) of the Twins; outfielder/first baseman Jac Caglianone (.435, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 1 2B, 3 BB, 7 R, 1 SB, .739 SLG, .500 OBP) and starting pitcher Stephen Kolek (0.73 ERA, 2 GS, 12.1 IP, 13 H, 2 BB, 7 SO) of the Kansas City Royals; first baseman/designated hitter Paul Goldschmidt (.400, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB, 2 R, .640 SLG, .429 OBP) of the New York Yankees; first baseman Pete Alonso (.346, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 1 2B, 4 BB, 6 R, .731 SLG, .438 OBP) of the Baltimore Orioles; and designated hitter Yordan Alvarez (.417, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 4 R, .667 SLG, .462 OBP) of the Houston Astros.
Play of the Week
Diving Stop to Induce Inning-Ending Double Play by Brayan Rocchio of the Cleveland Guardians
June 8th at Progressive Field – Watch It Here
Cleveland Guardians shortstop Brayan Rocchio earned his second career Play of the Week Award, after previously winning Cleveland’s most recent award on September 15th of last season. Overall, it marks the Guardians’ sixth honor since the award’s inception in 2019 with Rocchio’s pair of awards joined by honors to Oscar Mercado (9/9/2019); fellow two-time winner Steven Kwan (6/21/2022 & 8/29/2022); and Andrés Giménez (7/25/2022). With one out in the bottom of the eighth inning and the game tied at 5-5 with the potential go-ahead run at third base, Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a ball back up the middle as Rocchio made a sliding stop near second base, tagged the bag and then threw to first to end the inning. Additional Play of the Week candidates included Bryan Reynolds’ home run robbery; Chandler Simpson’s home run robbery; Jakob Marsee’s diving catch; and Kody Clemens’ diving catch.