June 2021 presents a tough choice for offensive player of the month. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.of the Blue Jays led the majors with a .465 OBP while hitting .371 and slugging .753. Right on his heels is Nelson Cruz of the Twins with a .457 OBP, but a .380 BA and a .759 slugging percentage. Cruz played four fewer games however.

Shohei Ohtani of the Angles topped the slugging chart at an impressive .889. Twenty of his twenty five hits went for extra bases, including 13 home runs. Kyle Schwarber of the Nationals hit the most home runs in the month, 16, the second most ever in a june to finish second in slugging at .760. Note that the 16 home runs were Schwarber’s only EXBH in the month. Raimel Tapia, who led the majors in doubles with 15, also had no other extra-base hits. (Schwarber led the majors in RBI with 30, Tapia in runs with 26.)

Of all these great hitters, Guerrero did everything well and with more plate appearances than Cruz, so Vladimir Guerrero Jr.win the Baseball Musings Offensive Player of the Month for June 2021.

On the pitching side, Jacob deGrom of the Mets stands out with his 0.67 ERA, allowing just two runs in twenty seven innings covering five starts. He struck out 13.3 per nine IP, walked 1.3 per 9 IP, and did not allow a home run. Walker Buehler of the Dodgers deserves some consideration, however. Buehler posted a 1.85 ERA in six starts, pitching 39 innings. It’s a big easier to post a great ERA if one is not allowed to go deep in a game. Buehler went 5-1 in those starts, with good three-true outcome numbers. In many months, he would be the easy choice.

The prize, however, goes to Jacob deGrom, the Baseball Musings Pitcher of the Month for June 2021.