News from May, 2012
Major League
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5/3- Kansas City Royals CF Kevin Singleton (.310, 1, 11) out 7 weeks with strained hamstring
5/4- New York Mets 2B Dave Thompson (.189, 1, 5) out 4 weeks with damaged meniscus
5/4- Arizona Diamondbacks SP Irving Rowland (3-1, 3.03) out 5 weeks with strained elbow ligament
5/7- Cleveland Indians 2B Dave McDonald (.295, 4, 18) named AL Player of the Week
New York Mets CF Carlos Beltran (.286, 11, 26) named NL Player of the Week
5/8- New York Mets CF Carlos Beltran (.279, 13, 32) gets 2000th career hit
5/11- Texas Rangers SS Michael Young (.273, 3, 17) gets 2000th career hit
5/14- Texas Rangers 2B Ian Kensler (.291, 5, 19) named AL Player of the Week
Arizona Diamondbacks 3B King Myers (.326, 4, 23) named NL Player of the Week
5/16- Los Angeles Angels SS Derek Jeter (.321, 1, 18) out 11 months with ruptured achilles tendon
5/21- Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (.289, 7, 29) named AL Player of the Week
Los Angeles Dodgers 2B Alberto Hernandez (.287, 2, 13) named NL Player of the Week
5/25- Cleveland Indians sign CL Dusty Reid (9 svs, 5.82) to 3-year extension
5/27- Minnesota Twins recieve SP Jake Westbrook (2-5, 3.65) and a minor leaguer from Baltimore Orioles for RF Eddie Bautista (.239, 1, 1)
5/28- Toronto Blue Jays CF Vernon Wells (.310, 10, 37) named AL Player of the Week
Atlanta Braves 3B Chipper Jones (.195, 8, 22) named NL Player of the Week
Second League
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5/7- Atlantic City Aces LF Ryan Church (.333, 7, 27) named AL Player of the Week
Monterrey Sultanes 1B Gerald Kendrew (.360, 4, 13) named WL Player of the Week
5/14- Las Vegas Gamblers C Floyd White (.407, 3, 15) named AL Player of the Week
Tokyo Samurai C Fernando Velasco (.315, 2, 13) named WL Player of the Week
5/21- Portland Beavers 1B Jose Gomez (.318, 7, 32) named AL Player of the Week
Tokyo Samurai CF Mark Kotsay (.259, 2, 14) named WL Player of the Week
5/26- San Juan Tainos SP Jose Barrios (6-2, 3.30) throws no-hitter vs. Havana Industriales
5/28- Virginia Beach Velocity 1B Alex Sanchez (.364, 3, 16) named AL Player of the Week
Rome Warriors RF Curt Holt (.279, 2, 16) named WL Player of the Week