2025 MLB May Monthly Awards Announced Judge and Shohei Ohtani were named Player of the Month

American League Player of the Month: Aaron Judge, Yankees
Judge was named the American League Player of the Year for May for the fourth consecutive year. This month, he hit a league-high 1.251 attack index, surrendered .364/.453/.798 batting threes, and hit 11 home runs. In just 26 matches, he has accumulated 2.2 wins contribution points (FanGraphs data), continuing the dominance of April's awards.

National League Player of the Month: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers
The reigning MVP leads the major leagues with 15 hits in a single month, contributing .309/.398/.782 to continue the peak matchup pattern of the World Series replay with Judge.

American League Pitcher of the Month: Kris Bubic, Royal
Left-handed Bubick finished his shock May with a 0.56 ERA (the lowest in the American League) and conceded just two points for the entire month. The 27-year-old started full-time for the first time since undergoing Tommy John's surgery in April 2023 and was appointed to live up to expectations.

National League Pitcher of the Month: Robbie Ray, Giants
Similar to Bubick (who underwent Tommy John surgery in May 2023), Ray has a 1.38 ERA with a Cy Young award-caliber performance and leads the National League with 45 strikeouts. Five of the six starters conceded ≤ 1 and all six innings were made.

Midland Rookie of the Month: Jacob Wilson, athletic
Wilson broke the rookie perception with a .368 batting average (fourth in the league) and 39 hits (behind Freddie Freeman), leading the Athletics with 16 RBIs and a .975 attack index.

National League Rookie of the Month: Drake Baldwin, Warriors
The 24-year-old catcher shone in May with a .389 batting average, a 1.004 attack index, and six multi-hitter games proving his major league-level firepower.

American League Support of the Month: Jhoan Duran, Twin Cities
Duran's 0.60 ERA in 15 innings and 12K per nine innings helped the Twin Cities recover, and he tied for first place in the American League in May with seven successful rescues.

Nations League Supporter of the Month: Edwin Díaz, Mets
The trumpet is sounding again! Diaz played 11 games with a perfect zero points and no hits in 30 consecutive games, and only three hits in 11.1 innings to return to peak form.