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Bobby Nickelberry made his presence known as one of the best young stars in the American League this past month.
The Kansas City Royals right fielder shined through the month of April and has won the Batter of the Month and Rookie of the Month awards.
The 22-year-old hit .378 with 7 home runs, 26 RBIs and 19 runs scored.
22-year-old Bobby Nickelberry sent shock waves through Major League Baseball last week with an eye-popping performance that brought him the American League Player of the Week Award.
A newcomer to the league, Nickelberry made the establishment sit up and take notice, punishing opposing pitchers with a .417 average, 10 hits in 24 at-bats, 2 home runs and 10 RBI.
Where the Kansas City Royals right fielder goes from here, only the baseball gods know for sure, but Nickelberry certainly made his mark last week.
This year, Nickelberry is batting .424 with 25 hits, 6 home runs, 21 RBIs, 7 walks, .471 OBP and has scored 14 runs.
Transactions & Injuries
Wednesday, April 9th , 2042
SP Ethan Chafin was injured while pitching. The diagnosis is not yet known.
Saturday, April 12th , 2042
SP Ethan Chafin diagnosed with a torn back muscle, will miss 4-5 months.
Purchased the contract of SP B.J. Heaton from Triple A Omaha.
Sunday, April 13th , 2042
Sent SS Tony Thompson to Triple A Omaha for injury rehab.
Saturday, April 19th , 2042
2B Edgar Mir was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: patellar tendinitis. He's expected to miss about one week.
Sunday, April 20th , 2042
RP Jon Yuhas was injured while pitching. The diagnosis is not yet known.
Monday, April 21st , 2042
SP Eddie Baquerizo was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: strained oblique. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 3 weeks.
Wednesday, April 23rd , 2042
RP Jon Yuhas diagnosed with forearm inflammation, will miss 4-5 weeks.
Purchased the contract of RP Asher Zigay from Triple A Omaha.
Monday, April 28th , 2042
SP Curt Bogans was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: finger blister. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 2 weeks.
The Royals injury problems continued into the new season as Ethan Chafin became the latest pitcher to break down. A torn back muscle will rule him out until the final month of the season at best. B.J. Heaton comes up to the rotation but the Royals are down to the bones and will be working to survive the next month or two.
Minor League News
At only 25 years of age, Chris Albright could very well have many more months like this last one during his career.
That would be great news for fans of the Omaha Storm Chasers, as April was one to remember for the center fielder and he has captured the International League Batter of the Month award.
On the month he hit .295 with 9 home runs, 27 RBIs and 28 runs scored.
When Mike Ramos takes the hill, he's a good bet to nail down the victory for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. At least that's the way it was in May.
He excelled with a 4-0 mark and 2.10 ERA in 4 starts. In 30 innings, he fanned 31 and walked 8.
That's why he was honored today as the Pitcher of the Month by the Texas League.
There was little doubt around the Carolina League that Guo-qing Jung would be awarded Pitcher of the Month honors for April. Today, they made it official, naming the 25-year-old Columbia Fireflies starter the latest honoree.
He thoroughly dominated the hitters who stood in against him, holding them to a .147 batting average while fashioning a 1.57 ERA in 4 starts. His record for the month was 3-1 in 28.2 innings of work.