Two members of the Red Sox picked up some hardware from MLB on Monday. David “Big Papi” Ortiz was named Sharps Presents the American League Player of the Month for September and Jacoby Ellsbury was named American League Rookie of the Month for September.
During the month of September, Big Papi was 36 for 91 (.396) with 9 home runs and 27 RBIs and 26 runs scored. 21 of his 36 hits were of the extra base variety. He also led the American League in slugging percentage (.824) for the month.
Ellsbury was 35 of 97 (.361) with 3 homers and 17 RBIs. He also added 8 stolen bases while hitting safely in 23 of those 26 games. Ellsbury will have more chances to win this award again next year as he will maintain his rookie eligibility.
Congratulations to both Big Papi and Ellsbury. Good luck in the playoffs and let’s go Red Sox!!!Â
