Rhys Hoskins

Last week, I talked about how much fun watching Bryce Harper in the playoffs has been. Turns out, his teammate, Rhys Hoskins is also a blast.

Harper and Hoskins have both been playing very well in the postseason and were key to the Phllies winning the National League Pennant. At times, Hoskins may have gotten a little cocky.

However, he has every right to celebrate when he's hitting clutch home runs like these two:

And this one:

So, go ahead and flip or slam your bat, Rhys. You earned it.

Congratulations, Rhys Hoskins! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week. You probably would have won the title anyway, but it doesn't hurt that your #17, and 17 is my favorite prime number.

PS: Thanks to my friend and hardcore Phillies fan Josh for nominating Rhys Hoskins. I'm very happy for him that his boys are going to the World Series.

Bryce Harper

I hadn't really watched a Phillies game during the regular season. I managed to catch some of their postseason play, and it reminded me of a couple things about Bryce Harper: 1. he's very good at baseball, and 2. he's super fun to watch.

Harper is having a great run in the two series the Phillies have played and won this postseason. He has a .435 batting average and 1.437 OPS with 3 doubles, 3 home runs and 6 RBI in just six games. MLB was kind enough to put together a reel of Harper's highlights in the NLDS

Seeing him play last week also reminded me that, somehow, Harper manages to be extremely cocky....

...and a total goofball--often at the same time.

It just so happens that cocky and goofy are two traits I really appreciate in a baseball player. Harper also has other attributes that I like to see--as evidenced by his many appearances on this blog.

Speaking of Harper's assets, I would like to thank the person at Topps who is responsible for this card celebrating his performance in the NLDS.

Congratulations, Bryce Harper! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week. Also, HAPPY (one-day-belated) BIRTHDAY! It's nice to celebrate a fellow October baby during Libra Season.

Aaron Judge

Anyone who has been paying attention could have seen this one coming. Even though one round of the playoffs is already over, this is the last MLBoyfriend of the regular season. Aaron Judge is baseball's biggest star and he ended an amazing season with a great week.

On October 4th, Judge hit his 62nd home run of the season setting the record for the American League. (Fun fact: Roger Maris's record of 61 home runs in a season stood for 61 years.)

I have featured Judge many times before--including just two months ago--but there was no way I was going to let this milestone pass unrewarded.

Also, it's always nice to have an excuse to post pics of this handsome face.

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

Albert Pujols

Let's hear it for the oldest player in Major League Baseball. Albert Pujols is having one heck of a swan song.

Last week, Pujols had 6 runs, 2 home runs, 6 RBI, a .400 average and 1.638 OPS. As a fellow Gen-Xer, I'm proud that he put up stats any Millennial or Gen-Z player would be very happy to have.

Since I'm so late in posting today, I can report news from tonight. Pujols hit his 703rd career home run just a few hours ago. That gave him his 2,216th RBI. Putting him second on the list of most RBIs after Hank Aaron and one ahead of Babe Ruth.

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Pujols also happens to be quite the zaddy.

Cogratulations, Albert Pujols! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week.