sam crawford had the most home runs in the american league in the 2017 mlb season.
sam crawford had the most home runs in the american league in the 2017 mlb season.
what individual had the most home runs in the american league in the 2017 mlb season?
sam crawford
on june 10, judge hit a home run that had an exit velocity of , again setting a new record for the hardest measured by statcast. the following day, judge went 4-for-4 with two home runs, one of which traveled , which was the longest in mlb in the 2017 season. on june 12, judge was named the al player of the week. his week ended with him leading the al in all three triple crown categories. judge was named the al player of the month for the month of june, batting .337 with 10 home runs, 25 rbis and a .481 obp. his performance in the month of june also earned him his third consecutive al rookie of the month award, the longest streak since mike trout won four in a row in 2012. judge had a 32-game on-base streak, including reaching base in every game in the month of june. on july 2, judge was voted as a starting outfielder to the 2017 mlb all-star game, receiving 4,488,702 votes, the most out of any player in the al.
aaron judge
on february 26, 2018, martinez signed a five-year, $110 million contract with the boston red sox. on april 7, martinez hit his first home run in a red sox uniform at fenway park off chaz roe of the tampa bay rays. martinez won the al player of the week award for the week ending on may 20, after hitting five home runs, eight rbi, .346 average, and 1.414 ops in seven games. at that point, he was tied with teammate mookie betts for the major league home run lead at 15, making them the first duo in red sox history to both hit at least 15 home runs within the first 50 games of the season. batting .329 with 27 home runs and 73 rbis, martinez was named to the 2018 mlb all-star game as the american league's starting designated hitter. spanning approximately one full season of play from the 2017 mlb all-star game to july 14, 2018, he led the major leagues in home runs (60), rbis (152), and ops (1.074). in a 19–12 win over the baltimore orioles on august 10, martinez became the first player to reach 100 rbis in the 2018 mlb season. martinez again won the al player of the week award, for the week ending august 12, when he hit .464 with 11 rbis and nine extra-base hits. he was also recognized as the al player of the month for august, with a slash line of .373/.453/.686 with seven home runs and 25 rbis in 26 games.
j. d. martinez