No Player of the Month for Carlos Delgado

The Mets hottest hitter in July, Carlos Delgado, was not good enough to win the NL Player of the Month for July. Delgado lost out to Milwaukee Brewer Ryan Braun.

From the Miami Herald:

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun has been named the National League Player of the Month for July.

The right-handed hitter completed the month with nine homers, 23 RBI, six doubles, three triples and a .366 batting average. He posted 10 multi-hit games and on six occasions drove in two or more runs.

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Other players considered for the honor were Mets outfielder Carlos Delgado (.357, 9 HR, 24 RBI); Cincinnati Reds outfielder Adam Dunn (.310, 12 HR, 26 RBI); Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard (.311, 10 HR, 27 RBI) and Adam LaRoche of the Pirates (.390, 7 HR, 18 RBI).

Maybe next month?