Aaron Judge

Okay, fine, Aaron Judge, you win. I've been trying to get some fresh faces on this blog and not keep going back to past winners; however, despite your many previous appearances, there's no denying that you fully deserve to be my MLBoyfriend again this week.

Judge had 7 runs, 10 RBIs, and 1 stolen base with a .348 average and 1.483 OPS last week. He also hit 5 home runs which included two milestones. On Friday, July 29th, he became the first player to have 40 home runs this season--and only the 10th player in the history of the MLB to hit 40 home runs in a season before August. Just to make a point, Judge then hit hist 41st home run of the season, a grand slam, to win the game.

On Saturday, July 30, Judge hit his 42nd home run of the season which was also the 200th of his career. This was another historic feat because it was the second fastest any player has ever had 200 career home runs--Judge did it in 671 games, and it took Ryan Howard just 658 games.

Even though MLBoyfriend is technically awarded for the past week, it's worth noting that Judge has been on a hot streak for a while now. In the last 15 days, he has had 15 runs, 9 home runs, 22 RBIs, and 2 stolen bases with a .422 average and 1.602 OPS. His PR15 on ESPN (a measure of the relative value of a player in fantasy baseball over the past 15 days) is a whopping 28.20, by far the highest. Matt Chapman has the second highest PR15 at 17.69, and only 13 batters, including Judge and Chapman, have a PR`15 over 10.

As if all that weren't enough, I was reminded of a couple things I love about Aaron Judge while "researching" this post (i.e., Googling "Aaron Judge"). First, he wears knickers, the correct baseball pants, and not slacks. He's also ridiculously handsome.

Congratulations, Aaron Judge! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week.