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.
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.
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.
On Saturday, July 19, Ronald Acuña Jr. made one of the best throws from the outfield ever. Seriously, check this out:
Nice work, boys! We'll be back to business as usual next week.
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:
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 to the 2025 MLBoyfriends who have been selected for the All-Star Game!
So, what do I do when several players have really good weeks? How do I pick an MLBoyfriend? I'll put it this way: I choose the player that will give me the best pics to post.
Congratulations, Randy Arozarena! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week.
April 30th just so happens to be the day Max started wearing glasses while playing due to an astigmatism. In May, his batting average was a respectable .250 and his OPS was an equally respectable .851, and he hit 5 home runs. His numbers went up again in June to a .333 batting average, 1.113 OPS with 7 home runs. Muncy isn't willing to credit the glasses with all that improvement, but he says it's "hard to deny" that they are a major factor.
Cal Raleigh has been on my radar for pretty much the entire season. He has had several very good weeks, but this was probably his best yet.
Here are a few milestones Raleigh achieved in this week:
It's no surprise that Raleigh was named the American League Player of the Week, or that that there is serious discussion of him being named the AL MVP this year. All of that would be more than enough for Raleigh to win the MLBoyfriend title. The cherry on top of the cake (and I do mean cake, not sundae) is that his nickname is the Big Dumper. How he got that sobriquet is no mystery.
