Chicago Cubs' Stroman, Texas Rangers' Seager Win Weekly Awards

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Marcus Stroman and Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager earned the National League and American League Player of the Week awards, presented by Major League Baseball.

Chicago Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman was named the National League Player of the Week while Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager was named the American League Player of the Week in the awards released Monday by Major League Baseball. 

.@STR0 and @coreyseager_5 have been named the NL & AL Players of the Week!@Cubs | @Rangers pic.twitter.com/2jRFX9z2dE

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) June 5, 2023

Stroman dominated the San Diego Padres on Sunday, tossing six innings of no-earned run ball (one run total) in a 7-1 Cubs win.

He allowed four hits and three walks while striking out six. He moved to 6-4 in the win and lowered his ERA to 2.39.

His big performances are even bigger for the Cubs considering that ace Justin Steele went on the injured list this week with a forearm issue.

By tossing another quality start, Stroman now leads the big leagues in that category. He has 11 quality starts this season. His ERA is second in the National League.

Stroman is in his second year in Chicago after spending 5.5 years in Toronto and 1.5 years in New York with the Mets.

Lifetime, he's 73-71 with a 3.54 ERA.

He was a first-round pick of the Blue Jays in the 2012 draft out of Duke University.

As for Seager, he's helping pace the Rangers historic offense. The Rangers just put up 16 runs and 12 runs on consecutive days against the Seattle Mariners.

He's now hitting .349 this season with six homers and 29 RBI. He missed some time with a hamstring issue but is clearly fully healthy now.

Seager is a three-time All-Star who helped the Dodgers win the 2020 World Series. He signed with the Rangers before the 2022 season.

This isn't the first award for a Rangers player recently. Just last week, pitcher Nathan Eovaldi was named the American League Pitcher of the Month for May.