In the flash, the month of May has come and gone in the 2023 MLB season.
There were plenty of surprises and disappointments with both individual players and teams. The Oakland A’s are on pace for MLB futility with a 100-plus loss season, while the Tampa Bay Rays are still playing the best baseball in the entire league.
There is a lot of in-between after the best and worst teams in MLB, but there were some players who had good months that were key to their teams. The season passed the quarter mark in terms of games played for each team, and things are starting to settle out.
Ronald Acuna, Jr. has taken the early lead for National League MVP, while in the American League, Aaron Judge is once again making a strong case. There were other performances in the month that raised some eyebrows from some players you expect it from and some you don’t. In most cases, they were performances that were needed to help their team in the standings and keep them relevant in the standings as things are about to get cranked up with Memorial Day over with the unofficial start to summer upon us.
As the calendar turns to June and things start to pick up, here are three players who had a strong month in May and stood out. One of these is not a surprise, while the other two are something that not many people saw coming.