Less than four years removed from his time in Wareham, former Gatemen George Springer (Wareham 2009, 2010) has been named the American League Rookie of the Month for May.

According to a press release from the Gatemen, Springer batted .294 (30-for-102) with four doubles, one triple, 10 homers, 25 RBIs, 22 runs scored and 13 walks in 26 games in May. He is the first Astro to win Rookie of the Month honors since Hunter Pence in May 2007.

Springer's award-winning month at the plate placed him atop a laundry list of offensive categories (minimum 84 plate appearances) for the period, where he finished first in the AL in runs, home runs, RBIs, walks, slugging percentage (.647), extra-base hits (15) and total bases (66); placing second in at-bats, hits and on-base percentage (.385); and finishing third in batting average, according to the Gatemen.

The Gatemen reported that Springer was also second in the league with a .357 batting average on balls put in play. His 10 home runs tied him for third all-time in baseball history for homers in May by a rookie, with Mark McGwire (15 in 1987) the last rookie to club 10 or more homers during the month. He also finished one home run short of tying a franchise record for home runs in May (11), set by Jimmy Wynn in 1969.