Víctor Mesa Jr. capped off a spectacular week that led to him winning the for American League Player of the Week for the week of 9/12. In six games, the Cuban outfielder batted .556 with a .636 on-base percentage, a 1.278 slugging percentage and an impressive 1.914 OPS.
He also recorded 10 hits, including two doubles, one triple and three home runs. scored eight runs, drove in six and stole two bases. Over the duration of the week he drew four walks and struck out only twice. Mesa Jr posted a 405 wRC+ and accumulated 1.0 fWAR in just one week.
It was a complete performance featuring contact, discipline, power and speed, making Mesa Jr. the undisputed winnee the American League’s weekly honor. For the season the Cuban outfielder is slashing .261/.330/.518/.848 with 13 homeruns, 30 runs batted in and nine stolen bases in 199 trips to the plate.
Cubans that have been named Players of the Week in 2026:
American League:
Víctor Mesa Jr (Rays) 9/12/2026
Zach Neto (Angels) 8/23/2026*
Yordan Álvarez (Astros) 7/4/2026
Yordan Álvarez (Astros) 6/6/2026
Yordan Álvarez (Astros) 4/4/2026
National League:
Andy Pagés (Dodgers) 4/4/2026
*Cuban-American
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