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This week's top performer in the American League was right fielder Bobby Nickelberry of the Kansas City Royals.
He pounded out a .435 average and was voted the Player of the Week. Over the last week Nickelberry connected for 10 hits in 23 at-bats and 2 home runs, drove in 8 runs and scored 9 times.
Nickelberry is hitting .349 this season with 9 home runs, 39 RBIs and 30 runs scored. He has 51 hits in 146 at-bats.
Transactions & Injuries
Thursday, May 1st , 2042
Optioned LF Andres Madrigal to Triple A Omaha.
Purchased the contract of SS Tony Thompson from Triple A Omaha.
SP B.J. Heaton was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: mild shoulder inflammation. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 2 weeks.
Purchased the contract of SP Jonathan DePalmer from Triple A Omaha.
Tuesday, May 6th , 2042
Signed 1B Gilberto Matos to a 9-year contract extension worth a total of $148,000,000.
Monday, May 12th , 2042
RP Bernalldino Caneas was injured while pitching. The diagnosis is not yet known.
Wednesday, May 14th , 2042
RP Bernalldino Caneas diagnosed with a strained shoulder, is day-to-day for 3 weeks.
Purchased the contract of RP Alfredo Cadena from Triple A Omaha.
Sunday, May 18th , 2042
Optioned RP Alfredo Cadena to Triple A Omaha.
Activated SP B.J. Heaton from the injured list.
Saturday, May 31st , 2042
SP B.J. Heaton was injured while pitching. The diagnosis is not yet known.
More injuries followed the Royals into May with B.J. Heaton and Bernalldino Caneas both suffering injuries. B.J. Heaton was rushed back with the lack of MLB-ready arms and reinjured himself on the final day of the month – the Royals will be hoping that he doesn’t miss too much time as reinforcement are still months rather than weeks away.
Minor League News
It's perhaps an award he'll win many more times through his career, as at age 25 Chris Albright has a lot of baseball ahead of him.
But for now the young Omaha Storm Chasers star can enjoy the numbers he put up in May, which have garnered him the nod as the International League Batter of the Month.
His breakout month featured a .376 average with 12 home runs, 26 RBIs and 31 runs scored.
Albright is hitting .337 this year with 21 home runs and 53 RBIs. He also has an OBP of .469, 38 walks and scored 59 times.
Juan Espinosa battered Texas League pitchers all May and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.
"I've been around Texas League long enough to know you really have to work hard day in and day out to be able to put up this kind of consistency," the 28-year-old Espinosa told reporters. "I put in a lot of work, even on the days I might not take the field, and it's always nice when everything comes together for me like it did this last month."
In 23 games, Espinosa hit .344 with 9 home runs, 28 RBIs and scored 18 runs.
In the current season, Espinosa has put up a .329 batting average with 47 hits, 16 home runs, 40 RBI and scored 33 runs.