Congratulations to all the 2025 MLBoyfriends who are going forward into the postseason!
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Monday, September 29, 2025
Monday, June 2, 2025
Christian Yelich
Christian Yelich is one of perhaps a dozen players that I'm always hoping has a good week, so I have a reason to name him my MLBoyfriend. He has won the title twice, but the last time was in 2019--more on that later.
Yelich had two great games last week. On Tuesday, May 27, he hit a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning. I was a little surprised to learn that it was the first walk-off home run of his career--I guess he was waiting until he could go really big.
Then, on Friday, May 30, Yelich went 3 for 5 including 2 home runs. He scored 2 runs that game and batted in 4.
Yelich ended the week with a .500 batting average, 1.545 OPS, 5 runs, 3 home runs, 9 RBI and 1 stolen base. Those numbers were impressive enough to earn him the National League Player of the Week title. They also happen to be better than the last time he won the MLBoyfriend title; however, in 2019, Yelich won extra points by modeling in ESPN Magazine's dearly departed Body Issue.
Congratulations, Christian Yelich! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
2019 MLBoyfriend Of The Year & Award Winners
You may be surprised that the winner is not one of my MLBoyfriends of the week from this season or even a player. I had been looking for a chance to name Baldelli my MLBoyfriend all season. From the start, it was clear the rookie manager had made a huge impact on the Twins. Baldelli led the Twins through an amazing season with his supportive "millenial" style. He deservedly won the American League Manager of the Year award.
It was a great night at Target Field when I got Rocco's baseball card as the give-away.
Rocco Baldelli is also, apparently, a good guy. Being nice to kids is a great way to earn points in my book.
we met Rocco Baldelli tonight at dinner. he could not have been nicer and my 7yo baseball loving dude is over the moon. pic.twitter.com/eoI3CP62z0— Zach (@floyding) October 13, 2019
Congratulations, Rocco Baldelli! You my MLBoyfriend of the Year. I couldn't be happier with my selection for the first winner of this prestigious award.
Several of my 2019 MLBoyfriends won MLB awards. Let's close out the year by taking one last look at those winners.
Pete Alonso*: National League Rookie of the Year
José Altuve: American League Conference Series MVP
Cody Bellinger: National League MVP; NL Golden Glove, Right Field
Nelson Cruz: AL Silver Slugger, Designated Hitter
Howie Kendrick: National League Conference Series MVP
Anthony Rendon: NL Silver Slugger, 3rd Base
Kolten Wong: NL Golden Glove, 2nd Base
Christian Yelich: NL Hank Aaron Award; NL Silver Slugger, Outfield
Congratulations to the MLB award winners and all my MLBoyfriends. Thanks for another great season. See you in 2020.
*Okay, technically, Pete Alonso was never my MLBoyfriend this season; however, I did have a lot of very nice things to say about him in my All-Star Break post. Also, I couldn't pass up the chance to post about Pete Alonso participating in my favorite new celebration in baseball, players losing their shirts after a walk-off. This video seems like the perfect way to end my last post of 2019.
Monday, September 30, 2019
Misters October 2019
The Milwaukee Brewers
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| Yelich actually won't be playing in the postseason, but, despite his injury, he just won the NL Batting Title. He definitely deserves credit for helping the Brewers win a wild card spot. |
The Washington Nationals
The St. Louis Cardinals
The Houston Astros
The Los Angeles Dodgers
The New York Yankees
And finally, it's not surprising that my hometown team has the most MLBoyfriends of the year. Here they are....
The Minnesota Twins
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| Due to injury, Buxton will not be playing in the postseason; however, he's such a favorite of mine, I still had to include him. |
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| If you haven't seen this amazing catch Rosario made last week, go check it out here. |
SPECIAL POSTSEASON BONUS
Although, I haven't chose Brian Dozier as my MLBoyfriend this year (it's been two years since he won the title), I couldn't pass up the chance to give him a shout out this week. I kind of hate the pre‐planned locker room celebrations. They are just so generic. However, when the Nationals clinched a wild card spot, Brian Dozier found a way to kick things up several notches, and I really appreciate it.
Check out the video of his celebration--complete with twerking--in this tweet:
— Cut4 (@Cut4) September 25, 2019
Congratulations to all my MLBoyfriends going into the postseason! I look forward to seeing you all on the field in the next month.
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