Aaron Judge of the Yankees named American League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet; Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs named National League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet

Noelvi Marte of the Reds claims Play of the Week with incredible home run robbery

September 29th, 2025

Outfielder Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees has been named the American League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet, and designated hitter/outfielder Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs has been named the National League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet. The announcements were made earlier today on MLB Network.

Judge earned his 15th career award and his third of the season after previously winning on March 31st and September 15th. Overall, it is the fourth recognition for the Yankees this season, with New York winning three times in September following Judge’s pair of awards and Cody Bellinger’s recognition on September 2nd. Judge is the fourth player all-time to win at least 15 career awards regardless of league, tying Barry Bonds for second-most behind only Miguel Cabrera and Manny Ramirez. His 15 awards in the AL are now second-most all-time behind only Ramirez, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Frank Thomas. Suzuki earned his third career honor and second of this season after winning on May 27th, with his first career honor coming on April 18, 2022. Suzuki is the first Cub with multiple awards in a single season since Jake Arrieta won three times in his 2015 Cy Young campaign. Overall, it is the fourth recognition for the Cubs this season, their most since 2016, with Suzuki’s pair of awards joining honors for Kyle Tucker on April 7th and Michael Busch on July 7th.

Aaron Judge, New York Yankees (@thejudge44)

  • The 33-year-old hit .450 (9-for-20) with four homers, nine RBI, a double, seven walks, seven runs scored, a 1.100 slugging percentage and a .593 on-base percentage across six games.
  • The Linden, California native tied for the Major League lead in walks and runs scored; ranked second in slugging and OPS (1.693); tied for second in homers; ranked third in RBI and on-base percentage; tied for third in total bases (22); tied for fourth in batting average; and tied for sixth in hits.
  • The 2025 Rod Carew AL Batting Champion finished his season on a five-game hitting streak, becoming the 10th Yankee to win a batting title, joining DJ LeMahieu (2020); Bernie Williams (1998); Paul O’Neill (1994); Don Mattingly (1984); Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle (1956); Snuffy Stirnweiss (1945); Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio (2x: 1939 & 1940); Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig (1934); and Hall of Famer Babe Ruth (1924).
  • The 2022 and 2024 AL MVP hammered a pair of home runs on Tuesday against the White Sox to reach the 50-homer mark for the fourth time in his career, joining 2017, 2022 and 2024. He is the fourth player with a record four seasons of 50 home runs, joining Ruth, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. Additionally, Judge is the third batting champion with 50 homers in a season, joining Hall of Famers Mantle (52 HR in 1956) and Jimmie Foxx (50 HR in 1938). He launched a homer on Friday and Saturday against Baltimore, finishing the year with 53 homers.
  • The 2017 Jackie Robinson AL Rookie of the Year reached base in 17 consecutive games to close the season, scoring a run in each of his last eight games. His eight-game streak with a run scored is the second-longest of his career, trailing a 12-game streak in September 2017.

Seiya Suzuki, Chicago Cubs

  • The 31-year-old hit .318 (7-for-22) with five homers, 12 RBI, a double, two walks, six runs scored, a 1.045 slugging percentage and a .375 on-base percentage across six contests.
  • The Japan native led the Majors in homers and RBI; ranked second in total bases (23); tied for second in extra-base hits (6); ranked fourth in slugging; ranked sixth in OPS (1.420); and tied for seventh in runs scored.
  • Suzuki homered in a career-best four consecutive games to close out his fourth Major League season, hitting two home runs on Thursday against the Mets followed by a longball in each game of Chicago’s three-game weekend set with St. Louis. He drove home four runs in Thursday and Friday’s contests, becoming the first Cub with a home run and four RBI in back-to-back games since Kris Bryant in September 2019.
  • With his home run on Saturday, the five-time Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star became the third Japanese-born player with a 30-homer, 100-RBI season, joining Shohei Ohtani (3x: 2021, 2024 & 2025) and Hideki Matsui (2004). His 32 homers this season are the sixth-most all-time by a Japanese-born player, trailing only Ohtani’s 2021-2025 campaigns and surpassing Matsui’s 2004 mark of 31 home runs on the final day of the season.
  • The 2020 Olympic Gold Medalist with Japan had a hit in seven consecutive games to end the season, tallying an RBI in each of his last six games and an extra-base hit in each of his last five games. Suzuki reached base in each of his last 29 starts and 29 of his final 30 games of the season, slashing .238/.349/.419 with five homers, 17 RBI and 18 walks since August 20th.

Other noteworthy AL performances for the week included catcher Shea Langeliers (.636, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 4 2B, 4 R, .955 SLG, .636 OBP) of the Athletics; rookie shortstop Colson Montgomery (.417, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 3 2B, 2 BB, 5 R, .917 SLG) of the Chicago White Sox; All-Star catcher Alejandro Kirk (.211, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 1 2B, 1 BB, 3 R) of the Toronto Blue Jays; designated hitter Mike Trout (.333, 4 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 5 R, 1.133 SLG) of the Los Angeles Angels, All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton (.227, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, .773 SLG) of the Minnesota Twins; and designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (.333, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 1 2B, 3 BB, 3 R, .810 SLG) of the New York Yankees.

Other noteworthy NL performances for the week included infielder Spencer Horwitz (.556, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 2B, 3 BB, 5 R, 1.056 SLG, .619 OBP) of the Pittsburgh Pirates; first baseman Michael Busch (.400, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 3 2B, 1 3B, 4 BB, 6 R, 1.250 SLG, .500 OBP) of the Chicago Cubs; center fielder Michael Harris II (.455, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 2 2B, 4 R, 4 SB, .955 SLG) of the Atlanta Braves; starting pitcher Cristopher Sánchez (0.00 ERA, 2 GS, 12.2 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 14 SO) and shortstop Edmundo Sosa (.385, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 4 R, 1.308 SLG) of the Philadelphia Phillies; closer Emilio Pagán (0.00 ERA, 4 G, 4 SV, 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 SO) and starting pitcher Nick Lodolo (1-0, 1.23 ERA, 2 G, 7.1 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 12 SO) of the Cincinnati Reds; and All-Star left fielder James Wood (.350, 4 HR, 5 RBI, 1 2B, 1 BB, 4 R, 1.000 SLG) and first baseman Josh Bell (.462, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 2B, 2 BB, 4 R, 1.077 SLG, .533 OBP) of the Washington Nationals.

ELECTRIC PLAY OF THE WEEK PRESENTED BY CHEVROLET
Game-Saving Home Run Robbery by of the Cincinnati Reds
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Cincinnati Reds outfielder/infielder Noelvi Marte earned his first career Play of the Week Award, marking Cincinnati’s third award of the season following honors to Elly De La Cruz on April 7th and April 21st. Overall it is Cincinnati’s sixth honor since the inception of the Award in 2019, and other Reds to earn the award include Yasiel Puig (5/19/2019); Will Benson (4/10/2023); and De La Cruz (3x, other: 7/15/2024). With the Reds holding onto a 2-1 lead in the top of the ninth inning of a must-win game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Bryan Reynolds hit a towering fly ball to deep right field as Marte timed up his leap and reached over the wall to bring the game-tying homer back into the yard for the second out of the inning. Additional Play of the Week candidates included Javier Báez’s run-saving diving catch; Jackson Chourio’s home run robbery; Matt Chapman’s barehand play; and Corbin Carroll’s run-saving outfield assist.