Another day, another award for Reds' Sal Stewart: NL rookie of month
In his first full season in the majors, Cincinnati Reds 1B Sal Stewart adds a NL rookie of the month award to his NL player of the week award.
CHICAGO – Maybe this is why pitchers were throwing at him and fans were booing him in Pittsburgh over the weekend. Cincinnati Reds first baseman Sal Stewart is off to such a strong start this season that MLB announced on Monday, May 4, he is the National League rookie of the month for April. Stewart, who has cooled down to 2-for-28 with one walk in the last seven games, nonetheless finished April hitting .
281 with nine home runs and an NL-leading 29 RBIs. His 18 walks at that point contributed to a . 373 on-base percentage and .
943 OPS. The award comes just as the Reds open a four-game series in Chicago against the first-place Cubs, Stewart's first series at Wrigley Field. It also comes on the heels of the Pirates' three-game sweep of the Reds in Pittsburgh, a series in which Pirates pitcher Chris Devenski was ejected for throwing at Stewart and in which Pirates fans booed him much of the final two games of the series.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati Reds 1B Sal Stewart named NL rookie of month for April