Judge, Harper make history with back-to-back Player of the Month awards

Aaron Judge and Bryce Harper stayed red-hot in June and made some baseball history together in the process.

The superstars were named AL and NL Players of the Month for June on Wednesday, respectively, making it back-to-back wins of the monthly honor for both players. The announcement marks the first time since the awards were created in 1974 that the same winners have been named in consecutive months.

Judge is the 11th AL player to claim the monthly award in consecutive months and the first Yankee to do it since Don Mattingly in August and September of 1985. The 32-year-old may have outdone himself in June, hitting .409/.514/.864 with 11 homers and 37 RBIs over 25 games. Judge now owns eight lifetime Player of the Month honors.

Harper's the 10th NL player with back-to-back Player of the Month wins and the first since Andrew McCutchen in 2012. The two-time MVP hit safely in 20 of 23 games in June while posting a .374/.452/.714 line with seven homers, 16 RBIs, and 17 extra-base hits before landing on the IL with a hamstring strain.

MLB also honored several other players for their stellar June performances Wednesday. Chicago White Sox starter Garrett Crochet and Phillies lefty Cristopher Sánchez claimed the Pitcher of the Month awards, Texas Rangers' Wyatt Langford and San Diego Padres' Jackson Merrill won Rookie of the Month honors, and Los Angeles Angels' Carlos Estévez and St. Louis Cardinals' Ryan Helsley were June's top relievers.