(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)It was a coming out party for rookies during opening week of the MLB season. That gave him the league lead, and earned him American League Player of the Week. When his MLB debut was all said and done, he had gone 4-for-5 with two RBI. Stewart went 7-for-10 in those games, and got himself named the National League Player of the Week. Welcome to the big leagues Jose Fernandez, who got dunked with Gatorade after hitting two home runs in his MLB debut.

Source: Forbes April 03, 2026 06:57 UTC