The primary month of the 2025 MLB season produced large performances across the Majors, particularly for 2 large names within the Massive Apple.
AL Participant of the Month: Aaron Decide, Yankees
Decide’s manufacturing has been particularly noteworthy. He comes into Friday tied for the MLB lead in homers (10) and leads all hitters with a .427 common and a 1.282 OPS. He additionally leads MLB with 50 hits and 89 whole bases. Decide closed April on an unimaginable heater, hitting .500 over his last 50 plate appearances and compiling seven multihit video games. He entered Friday main all gamers with a 2.9 wins above alternative, per Baseball Reference.
NL Participant of the Month: Pete Alonso, Mets
Alonso, in the meantime, has emerged as a extra full hitter than at any time in his six earlier MLB seasons. He leads the NL with a .475 on-base share and ranks second with a .342 common, and his 1.124 OPS is second in baseball behind solely Decide. Coming into Friday, Alonso has reached base safely in 13 straight video games and is tied for second in baseball with 19 extra-base hits.
Massive names had been additionally hooked up to different month-to-month superlatives introduced on Friday.
AL Pitcher of the Month: Max Fried, Yankees
Fried, who signed an eight-year, $218 million free-agent contract with the Yankees within the offseason, has delivered for New York large time within the first month. His 5-0 report ties him for essentially the most wins in baseball, and his 1.19 ERA is tied for the highest mark amongst AL starters. He is additionally held opponents to a .207 common in his 37 2/3 innings, and the Yankees are 6-0 in his begins.
NL Pitcher of the Month: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers
Within the NL, Yamamoto has dazzled for the Dodgers. In his second season with L.A., he is pitched to an MLB-best 1.06 ERA by way of six begins and has dominated hitters with an 11.4 Ok/9 ratio. He is fanned 43 hitters in 34 innings and opposing groups have managed only a .190 common towards him. In 5 of his six begins to date, he is held the opposite staff to 1 or fewer runs.
AL Rookie of the Month: Kristian Campbell, Crimson Sox
Campbell, 22, leads all certified rookies with a .902 OPS and eight doubles, whereas his 4 homers are tops among the many AL rookie class. He additionally leads the Crimson Sox with a .407 on-base share.
NL Rookie of the Month: Luisangel Acuña, Mets
Within the Senior Circuit, Acuña’s .288 common is tops amongst NL rookies with not less than 70 plate appearances, whereas his .342 on-base share is the very best amongst lively NL rookies in that group.
AL Reliever of the Month: Andrés Muñoz, Mariners
Muñoz has pitched to an ideal 0.00 ERA and a 0.73 WHIP to gasoline his AL-best 11 saves, whereas he is additionally held opponents to a .106 common.
NL Reliever of the Month: Robert Suarez, Padres
Suarez leads the Majors with 12 saves and has a 0.57 WHIP throughout his 14 appearances, throughout which he is pitched to a 0.64 ERA. And, like Muñoz, he is held opposing batters to a .106 common.
