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Max Kepler (Elizabethton 2011, 12) is the AL Player of the Week

May 29, 2019

Minnesota Twins slugger Max Kepler took home the AL Player of the Week honors this week.

Minnesota Twins slugger Max Kepler took home the AL Player of the Week honors this week.

Kepler led the Majors in all three slash line categories during the week, with a .571 batting average, .600 on-base percentage and 1.190 slugging percentage, giving him an MLB-best 1.790 OPS. The 26-year-old right fielder homered three times to help the Twins continue their power surge -- Minnesota has an MLB-best 105 home runs on the season -- and he led the Majors with 10 runs scored and tied for the Major League lead with 10 RBIs.