DeLauter and Stewart, Players of the Week; Nasim Núñez achieves Play of the Week

NEW YORK. — Chase DeLauter of the Cleveland Guardians and Sal Stewart of the Cincinnati Reds were named Players of the Week in the American League and National League, respectively, while Dominican Nasim Núñez of the Washington Nationals starred in the Play of the Week. You may be interested in:Bravos send prospect Didier Fuentes to Triple-A and call up Martín Pérez DeLauter had an explosive start to the season, batting 6-for-17 with four home runs, five RBIs, and five runs scored in his first four games of 2026. In addition, he recorded a 1.059 slugging percentage and a .353 on-base percentage, leading Major League Baseball in home runs and total bases reached with 18, as well as tying for extra-base hits with four. For his part, Stewart also shone offensively by batting 7-10 in three games, with two RBIs, three doubles, three walks and two runs scored. The player finished the week with an impressive slugging of 1.300 and an on-base percentage of .769, tying for the lead in extra-base hits in the Majors and ranking second in OPS with 2.069. On the defensive side, Núñez took the spotlight by making a spectacular play at shortstop during the weekend, when he robbed the Chicago Cubs of a hit with an action that was selected as the best play of the week in the Major Leagues.

Power Ranking of Latino Hitters

In other news, MLB Español presented its Power Ranking of Latino hitters to start the 2026 season, headed by Venezuelan Ronald Acuña Jr., followed by Dominican Juan Soto and also Dominican Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. The list is completed by José Ramírez, Junior Caminero, Fernando Tatis Jr., Ketel Marte, Yordan Álvarez, Maikel García and Julio Rodríguez, who were selected taking into account their history, recent performance and projection for the 2026 Major League season.