Pete Alonso of the Baltimore Orioles named American League Player of the Week; Nolan Arenado of the Arizona Diamondbacks named National League Player of the Week

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First baseman Pete Alonso of the Baltimore Orioles has been named the American League Player of the Week, and third baseman Nolan Arenado of the Arizona Diamondbacks has been selected the National League Player of the Week. The announcements were made earlier today on MLB Network. Alonso earned the honor for the seventh time in his career and second time this season after winning his first award in the AL with the Orioles on August 17th.