MLB: Award Winners for the Month of April
By Anthony Sosa
The 2017 MLB season officially reached the one-month mark and certain players shined throughout April. Here are some award winners for the past month.
What an opening month to the 2017 season. To nobody’s surprise, the Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians and Washington Nationals all lead their respected divisions, while the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles stand atop the AL East, despite the question marks both teams faced heading into the season. And in the NL West, the Colorado Rockies are off to an impressive start and lead their division heading into May.
Along with the great starts, there were rough starts for teams, as well. The Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals all look to put April behind them.
In April, a lot of balls left the yard. Four hitters reached double-digit home run totals. Those four include Eric Thames (11), Ryan Zimmerman (11), Khris Davis (10) and Aaron Judge (10).
Epic moments happened this past month including three cycles. The last time MLB saw three cycles in the month of April was in 2009. Carlos Gomez, Trea Turner and Wil Myers all pulled off the tremendous feat this year.
Some ferocious comebacks occurred in April including the Yankees overcoming a sixth-inning 9-1 deficit against the Orioles and then the Los Angeles Angels scoring seven runs in the ninth inning to walk-off against the Seattle Mariners.
The only thing this month missing was a no-hitter or perfect game. So, without further ado, here are the award winners for the month of April.