BRONX, N.Y. — New York Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu has earned the American League Player of the Week Award for the week of Sept. 14-20.
During that week, LeMahieu batted .423 with four home runs, 10-RBI, nine runs scored, five walks, a .516 on-base percentage and a 1.038 slugging percentage.
DJ LeMahieu:
• On winning AL player of the week: “very cool”
• On batting title race: “I view it as a distraction”
• On celebrating postseason with a glass of champagne in a hotel lobby: “It’s not as fun as doing it in a locker room and trying to burn each other’s eyes."— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) September 21, 2020
This marks the second time he’s won the award in pinstripes, also having done so the week ending June 30, 2019.