CJ Abrams

CJ Abrams got a taste of appearing on MLBoyfriend last week when I included him in the All-Star Game Red Carpet coverage. That clearly lit a fire under him to win his first MLBoyfriend title.

Abrams went 15-for-26 at the plate last week giving him a .577 batting average--the highest in Major League Baseball. The 6 home runs he hit--the most in the MLB--contributied to his whopping 1.939 OPS. He had 12 RBIs--the most in MLB. Speaking of RBIs, Abrams has 82 for the season--(say it with me) the most in the MLB.

Congratulations CJ Abrams! You are my MLBoyfriend of the Week.

PS: Shout out to MLBoyfriend favorites, Mookie Betts and Kiké Hernández! The two of them decided to skip the White House celebration of the Los Angeles Dodgers' 2025 World Series win. They gave non-political excuses, but we all know who they were shunning.

The All-Star Game Break

I'm never quiet sure what to do about the All-Star Game here at MLBoyfriend. This year, I'm just going to hit you with a few odds and ends from the week.

The Home Run Derby
I got to watch the Home Run Derby. I was glad because it actually had an exciting final show down between Kyle Schwarber and Jordan Walker.

Congratulations, to Jordan Walker! As much as I love Kyle Schwarber, Walker was amazing in his last at-bat, and it's always fun to see the underdog win.

The Pre-Game Red Carpet

This year's Red Carpet looks were pretty boring compared to previous years. As was pointed out in the extensive coverage on Go Fug Yourself, a lot of the outfits were "giving Fraternity Formal". Still, there were a few interesting entries. Here are my five favorite in alphabetical order. (Apparently, players with last names that start with "A" are the most stylish.)

CJ Abrams

Ozzie Albies

Randy Arozarena

Byron Buxton & His Adorable Family

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

The Big Game

I did not get to watch the All-Star Game this year. However, I think that's okay, because it doesn't look like it was very exciting. I was glad to see Cody Bellinger won the ASG MVP Award (even if it was just for "a lousy single") for several reasons. First, Bellinger and his family showed up on the Red Carpet looking very cute.

The family adorableness continued Bellinger's daughters joined him on the field after the game...

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...and at the press conference.

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Since it's baseball, Bellinger's ASG MVP Award has to represent some sort of milestone or record. Here's what it is: Cody Bellinger is the first player in MLB history to win the Rookie of the Year, League Championship Series MVP, League MVP, a World Series ring, and All-Star Game MVP.

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Finally, Cody Bellinger is dreamy. The one time he was named MLBoyfriend, I posted an excessive number of pictures of him. I'll restrain myself this week with just one more.

Elsewhere in the baseball world...

I think more posts about the Portland Pickle's "Heated Riv-Dill-ry" promotion showed up in my feed than All-Star Game posts.

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The algorithm knows me too well.

James Wood

James Wood started the week with a grand slam on Monday, July 6th. And, it was a monster at 446 feet.

Wood ended the week with a .500 batting average and a massive 1.955 OPS with 5 home runs. He scored 11 runs and batted in 8. He also stole 2 bases.

Wood won the National League Player of the Week award. His next stop is the All-Star Game.

Last, but not least, in addition to being very handsome, Wood fills out his uniform very nicely.

Congratulations, James Wood! You are my MLBoyfriend of the Week.

Otto Lopez

Otto Lopez has earned many honors in the past few days. On Saturday, it was announced that he would be in the All-Star Game for the first time in his career. Today, he was named the National League Player of the Week. 

Lopez had a .500 batting average (highest in MLB) and a 1.536 batting average with 4 doubles, 1 triple and 3 home runs. He scored 7 runs and batted in 7. He also had one stolen base.

In addition to being hot at the plate, Lopez is just plain hot. That helped earn him an honor bigger than being an All-Star or Player of the Week: being featured here on MLBoyfriend.

Congratulations, Otto Lopez! You are my MLBoyfriend of the Week.

Honorable Mention

If Dansby Swanson hadn't won the last MLBoyfriend title, he probably would have this week. He had a .409 batting average and a 1.545 OPS. He the most home runs in Major League Baseball with 5 and tied for the second most RBIs with 11. Over the past two weeks, Swanson had 26 RBIs in just 10 games--a feat no player has accomplished since Joe DiMaggio did it in 1939.

Click through the post below for more on Dansby Swanson's incredible 2-week (and counting) hot streak.

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