Texas Rangers rookie Wyatt Langford became the club's first player and 11th MLB player all-time to win American League Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month simultaneously.
outfielder became just the 11th MLB player all-time and the first in franchise history to earn the American League Player and Rookie of the Month for the same month after finishing white hot in September.is the first Rangers player to earn a Player of the Month award since Shin-Soo Choo in September 2015. Langford, who, is the 14th Rangers to earn the Player of the Month award since it began in 1974, and 26th time overall.
"What's impressed me the most with Wyatt is just his aptitude, his hunger, his work, and just his unwavering belief and commitment to being great," Rangers President of Baseball Operations Chris Young. "and we saw that over the course of the season. The month he had in September was just phenomenal."
Langford had a slash line of .300/.386/.610/.996 with an A.L.-best eight home runs in September. He ranked among A.L. hitters in slugging percentage , RBI , and doubles . His 25 runs were second the Majors behind the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, who had 27. Langford, who was the No. 4 overall pick in the July 2023 MLB Draft, is the first Rangers player, rookie or otherwise, with 25 or more runs, eighth or more home runs, 20 or more RBI, and seven or more stolen bases in a month. He's the fourth MLB rookie since 1901 to collect those totals in a single month, along with Corbin Carroll , Mike Trout in July 2012), and Nomar Garciaparra .For the season, Langford finished with a slash line of .253/.325/.415/.
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