Blue Jays' Lourdes Gurriel Jr. named AL player of the week

Major League Baseball has named Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. the American League player of the week.

Gurriel hit .467 (14-for-30) with five runs scored, three doubles, two home runs, six RBI, three walks and a .767 slugging percentage across eight games from Aug. 31 to Sept. 6. The 26-year-old ranked first in hits (14) and total bases (23) in the American League, tied for second in extra-base hits (5) and third in batting average.

The Blue Jays went 5-3 last week, capping it off with a 10-8 win over the Boston Red Sox during which Gurriel delivered a season-best four hits with two runs scored and an RBI.

In the National League, Atlanta Braves star Marcell Ozuna captured player of the week honours after posting a slash line of .464/.531/1.143 with eight runs scored, 13 hits, four doubles, five home runs, 13 RBI and four walks over seven games played.

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