Minnesota Twins first baseman and former Junior and Senior National Team member Justin Morneau was named the American League's player of the month for May.
The native of
Morneau had a 10-game hit-streak from May 13-27 and three multi-homer games over the course of the month.
This is the first career AL Player of the Month award for Morneau. Overall, the defending AL MVP is hitting .283 with 16 home runs and 44 RBIs.
