AL Player of the Week

July 1. Evan Longoria was name the American League's Player of the week.

Longoria became the first Rays rookie to take player of the week honors after hitting .433 (13-for-30) with five doubles, three homers and 10 RBIs last week against Florida and Pittsburgh. He is the second Rays player this year to be so honored, joining RHP James Shields (April 28).
There's no question Longoria had a stellar week, including four hits Friday at Pittsburgh and homers on consecutive days against the Marlins, but the Rays' newfound high profile around the game couldn't have hurt his candidacy.

"It's taken us a long time to get any kind of national recognition, and there are still the doubts out there that we can hold up what we're doing," Longoria said. "But to be in the here and now and be in the national spotlight for now is cool."

AL Player of the Week - June 9-15

Sabathia named AL Player of the Week
Indians left-hander rewarded for two strong starts

C.C. Sabathia's Cy Young form has evaded him for much of this season. Not last week, though. The Indians' ace had it hook, line and sinker. His two starts last week had Indians fans reminiscing of his 19-win, American League Cy Young Award-winning performances of last season. For his efforts, he earned a pair of wins and on Monday, the big left-hander was named AL Player of the Week. But in his two starts last week, he looked like his old dominant self. He tossed a complete-game shutout against the Twins on Tuesday, and followed it up by outdueling four-time Cy Young winner Greg Maddux on Sunday. In those starts, he permitted just three runs, 11 hits and one walk while striking out 15.

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Hopefully, J.D. Drew's week did not go unnoticed. Three Red Sox players have received the 'award' this season: John Lester (May 19-25), Kevin Youkilis (May 5-11) and Manny Ramirez (Apr 14-20).