Juan Soto

It's been far too long since Juan Soto was featured here at MLBoyfriend Central. He has won the honor twice, but the last time was in 2021. That's crazy talk since he's both one of the best players in MLB and one of the best looking.

The four-year drought ends today.

Last week, Soto had a .435 batting average and a 1.509 OPS--both of which are very good. He hit 3 home runs, scored 7 runs and batted in 9. He also stole a base 3 times.

Congratulations, Juan Soto! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week.

José Soriano

Yikes, the Labor Day holiday somehow made me forget it was Monday and MLBoyfriend day. So, this week's entry will short and sweet--but the winner is no less deserving.

On Monday, August 25, José Soriano threw 5.2 innings against the Texas Rangers. He gave up just 4 hits and 1 walk while striking out 6 hitters. Then, he went 7 full innings against the Houston Astros on Sunday, August 31. He gave up only 1 hit and 3 walks while striking out 8. He gets bonus points for smoking two teams from Texas.

Soriano ended the week with 2 wins. He had a very low 0.71 WHIP and a 0.00 ERA.

Congratulations, José Soriano! You are my MLBoyfriend of the Week.

Vinnie Pasquantino

Busy day today, so I'll keep this short and sweet.

Vinnie Pasquantino had a great week at the plate. He had a .438 batting average and a 1.507 OPS. He had 7 runs, 6 home runs, and 12 RBI.

Plus, he looks exactly how you'd imagine a baseball player named Vinnie Pasquantino would. That's a good thing.

Congratulations, Vinnie Pasquantino! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week.

Francisco Lindor

Francisco Lindor's MLB career started the same year as this blog began, but I was surprised to discover that he has never won the MLBoyfriend title. He has been a very good player for the last decade and surely deserved the title many times, but it has eluded him until this week.

Last week, Lindor had an astonishing .560 batting average with 14 hits in 25 plate appearances. He had a 1.647 OPS with 3 doubles and 3 home runs. He scored 7 runs and batted in 7. He also had 2 stolen bases. All this rightly earned him the National League Player of the Week title.

Those killer stats plus being super cute earned Lindor the MLBoyfriend title.

Congratulations, Francisco Lindor! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week.

Shohei Ohtani

I kinda feel like I don't have to explain why I chose Shohei Ohtani as my MLBoyfriend on any given week. He's appeared on this blog so many times, I'm not sure I have that much new to say about him. However, I realized that he hasn't been featured so far this year, despite having potentially another MVP season, and I don't want him to think I take him for granted.

Last week, Shohei had 11 hits in 24 plate appearances--including his 1,000th hit as an MLB player--for a a .458 average. He had a 1.469 OPS with 2 doubles and 3 home runs. He scored 9 runs and batted in 4. Along the way, he had 2 stolen bases--although, perhaps, the less talk of stealing bases, the better.

As if the hitting weren't enough, Ohtani also had a very good start pitching. On Wednesday, August 6th, he went 4 full innings giving up 2 hits, 0 walks, and 1 earned run.

Congratulations, Shohei Ohtani! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week.

William Contreras

After the Minnesota Twins disastrous fire sale at the trade deadline, I'm looking for a new favorite team for the rest of the season. I might as well go with another team from the Upper Midwest--especially when it's the best team in baseball right now. So, congrats to the Milwaukee Brewers, my new squad for 2025--and probably 2026 the way things are going.

To celebrate the Brew Crew's ascendance, I've chosen William Contreras as my MLBoyfried of the week.

Contreras had a .464 batting average and a 1.357 OPS with 2 doubles and 3 home runs. He scored 11 runs and batted in 5. Also, he has this whole thing going for him...

And, Contreras can definitely give Cal Raleigh some real competition for another title in baseball.

Congratulations, William Contreras! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week.

Nick Kurtz

Did Nick Kurtz have the best offensive game in the history of Major League Baseball? Probably.

On Friday, July 25, Kurtz went 6-for-6 at the plate with 4 home runs and 8 RBI! He is the first rookie ever to hit 4 homers in one game.

With a game like that, it's no surprise Kurts put up some great stats. For the week, he had a .600 batting average and 2.043 OPS with 5 doubles and 5 home runs. He scored 9 runs while batting in 11.

Congratulations, Nick Kurtz! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week.

All-Start Game Break & Mini Week Standouts

It's tricky selecting an MLBoyfriend the week of the All-Star Game. A week later, the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game seem like old news. Then, the shortened week following doesn't allow players to build up really impressive stats. So, this year, I'd like to showcase a few past MLBoyfriends who did something to catch my eye last week.

Cal Raleigh

The Big Dumper won the Home Run Derby! It's a life-long dream come true.

Elly De La Cruz

For a couple of years, I did a top ten countdown of my favorite looks on the ASG Red Carpet. If I had done that this year, Elly De La Cruz would have taken the #1 spot.

Ronald Acuña Jr.

On Saturday, July 19, Ronald Acuña Jr. made one of the best throws from the outfield ever. Seriously, check this out:

Joe Ryan

After pitching a perfect full inning at the ASG, Joe Ryan threw a hell of a game for my beleaguered Twins on Sunday, July 20. He went 7 full innings giving up just 5 hits, 0 walks, and 1 earned run while striking out 11 batters.

Luis Robert Jr.

If I were forced to pick an MLBoyfriend for the abbreviated week following the ASG, it would have been the handsome Luis Robert Jr. He did put up some very good numbers going 4 for 14 at the plate with a 1.302 OPS. He scored 7 runs, batted in 5 and stole 3 bases. Again, very good, but not quiet the wow factor an MLBoyfriend should have.

Nice work, boys! We'll be back to business as usual next week.

Byron Buxton

Byron Buxton secured this week's MLBoyfriend title on Saturday, July 12, when he hit for the cycle on his bobblehead day. 

Buxton is an MLBoyfriend long-time favorite. I don' think there's anything another player could have done last week to keep him from his second win of this season after his performance on Saturday--especially after the Twins posted this pic of Buxton holding the home-run ball the completed the cycle:

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Going 5-for-5 and hitting for the cycle in one game can really bump up a player's stats for the week. Buxton had a .588 batting average and a 1.691 OPS for the week!

Congratulations, Byron Buxton! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week.

MLBoyfriend All-Stars 2025

Congratulations to the 2025 MLBoyfriends who have been selected for the All-Star Game!

Cal Raleigh

Riley Greene

Aaron Judge

Tarik Skubal

Randy Arozarena

Byron Buxton

Ketel Marte

Pete Alonso

Pete Crow-Armstrong