2 first-time winners earn Player of the Week honors

Houston outfielder Chas McCormick and Washington shortstop CJ Abrams every put collectively a robust weekend of their return from the All-Star break, which earned them MLB’s first Participant of the Week Award introduced by Chevrolet for the second half.

Cardinals rookie Jordan Walker additionally earned Play of the Week honors for his unimaginable diving catch towards the Nationals on Saturday.

McCormick tallied seven hits within the Astros’ weekend collection vs. the Angels to go together with three residence runs, 5 RBIs and three walks. McCormick’s finest sport got here within the finale, when he hit two residence runs towards the Angels’ bullpen, with the second coming off All-Star nearer Carlos Estévez. It was the second multi-home run sport of McCormick’s profession.

It is the primary profession Participant of the Week Award for McCormick, who’s in his third season.

Very like McCormick, Abrams hit every part in sight in over the weekend, going 6-for-13 (.462) with a double, triple and residential run within the Nationals’ collection towards the Cardinals. Abrams tallied two hits in each sport of the collection, went deep on Saturday and tallied a double and triple on Sunday.

That is additionally Abrams’ first profession Participant of the Week win.

Walker earned Play of the Week honors when he made an unimaginable diving catch in proper subject within the eighth inning of the Cardinals’ sport towards Abrams’ Nationals on Friday. With a runner on second and nobody out, Washington’s Riley Adams popped a ball as much as quick proper subject that Walker sprinted in on, going 94 toes earlier than sacrificing his physique to snare the ball earlier than it hit the bottom.

Walker’s catch saved the Cardinals’ lead at 8-4, and so they’d go on to win, 9-6.