Tanaka Wins Rookie of the Month
<Nobuhito Tanaka:player#10512> is a latecomer to this league. The 30-year-old <Massachusetts:team#186> left fielder is putting up quality numbers, even though he's not your traditional rookie. On the heels of posting a .340 average, the East named him May's Rookie of the Month.

He hit 6 home runs last month, knocking in 28 runs and scoring 21 runs. He banged out 34 hits and drew 9 walks to post a .394 OBP.

Currently Tanaka is batting .306 with 8 home runs, 41 RBIs and 34 runs scored.