Mr. April: Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees. Rodriguez tied for the Major League record with 14 homers in April. Rodriguez, who leads the Major Leagues in both home runs and RBIs with 34, wrapped his historic month by batting .355. He equaled the 14 home runs hit by St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, who accomplished the feat last April. Rodriguez finished one RBI shy of Juan Gonzalez's Major League record for most RBIs hit in April, set in 1998 with the Texas Rangers.
May pick to click: Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins. The AL batting champ hit .369 in April, fifth best in baseball, and look for Mauer to continue that torrid hitting in May, traditionally Mauer's best month (career .355 average, including .386 last season). The May schedule also includes several opponents the catcher has fared well against in the past, including Tampa Bay (.415 career average against), the Chicago White Sox (.300), Detroit (.348) and Milwaukee (.327).
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