Lile Wins Back-to-Back Player of the Week Awards With 2 HRs

Chase DeLauter Opens Career With Historic Power Surge

Chase DeLauter claimed a Week 1 Player of the Week Award after posting a blistering .353 batting average with four home runs and five runs batted in across his first four games, as detailed by Baseball Almanac. The 24-year-old Frederick, Maryland native recorded six hits in 17 at-bats while leading the Majors in total bases with 18. After making his Major League debut during the 2025 American League Wild Card Series against Detroit, DeLauter stepped up for his regular-season debut on Opening Day and immediately launched a pair of home runs. Baseball Almanac notes that DeLauter became the first player in franchise history dating back to 1901 to hit multiple home runs in a regular-season debut. He also stands as the fifth player in franchise history to hit a home run in his very first career plate appearance. The 16th overall pick in the 2022 draft added round-trippers on both Friday and Saturday. This streak made him the first player in franchise history and just the fourth in Major League history to hit a home run in three consecutive regular-season games to start a career. That elite group includes Munetaka Murakami with the Chicago White Sox in 2026, Kyle Lewis with the Seattle Mariners in 2019, and Trevor Story with the Colorado Rockies in 2016, according to Baseball Almanac records. Furthermore, DeLauter joined Story as the only players in Major League history to rack up four home runs through their first three career regular-season games. The James Madison University product also matched Jorge Soler’s 2014 mark with Kansas City by accruing at least 17 total bases across his first three contests.

Sal Stewart Makes Immediate Rookie Impact for Cincinnati

In Cincinnati, rookie first baseman Sal Stewart put together a dominant Week 1 performance by batting .700 with one home run, two runs batted in, and three doubles over three games, according to Baseball Almanac. The 22-year-old Miami native generated a 1.300 slugging percentage and a .769 on-base percentage, reaching base 10 times during his initial three appearances of the year. That early-season output tied for the third-most times on base by a Reds player since 1900, trailing only Kal Daniels in 1988 and Hall of Famer Joe Morgan in 1976. Baseball Almanac reports that Stewart’s seven hits and 10 times on base mark the highest totals for a Reds rookie in his team’s first three games of a season since 1958. The Westminster Christian School product also became the sixth rookie in the expansion era starting in 1961 to reach base at least three times in each of his club’s first three games. The last player to achieve that specific feat was Steven Kwan in 2022. Stewart hit his sixth career home run on a Saturday, matching a historic club milestone. According to Baseball Almanac, his first 20 career games place him alongside Chris Dickerson in 2008, Josh Hamilton in 2007, and Hall of Famer Frank Robinson in 1956 for the second-most home runs by a Red in his first 20 career games dating back to 1900. Aristides Aquino holds the franchise record with 11 longballs over his first 20 games spanning the 2018 and 2019 seasons.

Andy Pages Leads Week 2 Offensive Output

Shifting to Week 2 updates provided by Baseball Almanac, Andy Pages led Major League Baseball across multiple offensive categories during a six-game stretch. The 25-year-old native of La Habana, Cuba, batted .583 by collecting 14 hits in 24 at-bats. Pages drove in seven runs, scored five times, and added two doubles alongside one stolen base. Baseball Almanac notes that Pages led all Major League hitters in batting average, total hits, and total bases with 22 during that timeframe. He also tied for the Major League lead in on-base percentage at .615 while ranking third in slugging percentage at .917 and maintaining a 1.532 OPS. The two-time World Series champion continues to anchor high-level production as the early-season schedule moves forward.