You decide who had the best month of April!
“Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This is the first edition of Silver Sunburst Awards in which readers will vote on who had the best month in the four typical categories.
The Rays finished the month of April with a record of 14-17, and with all the stars and highlights over the last four weeks it’s time for you to vote on who had the best month in all four categories.
Players qualify for Silver Sunburst Awards only if they won a series Sunburst during one of the series this month. Each category will show a video of the player from the series they won said award, and a poll is at the end of each category where YOU decide this months April Silver Sunburst Award winners.
Winning a Silver Sunburst then qualifies that player to win a Golden Sunburst at the end of the year, which will once again be voted on by YOU.
The polls will remain open until May eighth, with the results being published on May ninth, the Rays next available off day.
If you missed any of the April Sunburst Award winners, catch up here:
Los Angeles Angels games 11-13
San Francisco Giants game 14-16
Los Angeles Angels games 17-20
Chicago White Sox games 27-29 (These award winners were not included)
Offensive Silver Sunburst Award:
Below are the April Offensive Silver Sunburst Award nominees:
Blue Jays games 1-4: Yandy Diaz
Rangers Games 5-7: Isaac Paredes
Rockies games 8-10: Ben Rortvedt
Angels games 11-13: Jose Caballero
Giants games 14-16: Rene Pinto
Angels games 17-20: Amed Rosario
Yankees games 21-23: Richie Palacios
Tigers games 24-26: Isaac Paredes
Brewers games 30-32: Jose Siri
Pitching Silver Sunburst Award:
Below are the April Pitching Silver Sunburst Award nominees:
Blue Jays games 1-4: Zack Littell
Rangers games 5-7: Aaron Civale
Rockies games 8-10: Ryan Pepiot
Angels games 11-13: Pete Fairbanks
Giants games 14-16: Tyler Alexander
Angels games 17-20: Zack Eflin
Yankees games 21-23: Zack Eflin
Tigers games 24-26: Ryan Pepiot
Brewers games 30-32: Ryan Pepiot
Defensive Silver Sunburst Award
Below are the April Defensive Silver Sunburst Award nominees:
Blue Jays games 1-4: Richie Palacios
Rangers games 5-7: Isaac Paredes
Rockies games 8-10: Randy Arozarena
Angels games 11-13: Jose Caballero
Giants games 14-16: Jose Siri
Siri IS the wall pic.twitter.com/t5shMDaRq2
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) April 13, 2024
Angels games 17-20: Jose Siri
Yankees games 21-23: Jose Caballero
Tigers games 24-26: Amed Rosario
Brewers games 30-32: Richie Palacios
Highlight Silver Sunburst Award
Below are the April Highlight Silver Sunburst Award nominees:
(Note that the highlight edition goes to the individual play, rather than the player. Players with multiple entries are entered with each play separately.)
Blue Jays games 1-4: Brandon Lowe grand slam
Rangers games 5-7: Ryan Pepiot diving play at the plate
Rockies games 8-10: Brandon Lowe double play while falling down
Angels games 11-13: Zack Littell gets out of bases loaded jam
Zack Littell notches back-to-back strikeouts as the #Rays escape a bases loaded jam in the first! pic.twitter.com/ny45BFiQxI
— Rays Radio (@RaysRadio) April 10, 2024
Giants games 14-16: Dave Wills gets inducted into Rays HOF
Angels games 17-20: Jose Caballero game tying triple
Yankees games 21-23: Jose Caballero go-ahead 10th inning double.
Tigers games 24-26: Curtis Mead go-ahead home run
Brewers games 30-32: Jose Siri