Kyle Stowers becomes first Miami Marlin since 2022 to win NL Player of the Week

MIAMI, FL—On Monday, Major League Baseball announced that Miami Marlins outfielder Kyle Stowers had been named National League Player of the Week. He became the first Marlins player to win the award since Sandy Alcantara in 2022 and the first position player since Starling Marte in 2021.

Facing the Los Angeles Dodgers on the road and the Athletics at home, Stowers slashed .421/.421/1.105/1.526 (8-for-19) with four home runs and 10 RBI. He had a four-hit game and two multi-homer games. His 0.91 win probability added led the NL, per FanGraphs.

"That's awesome," Stowers told Fish On First. "Pretty surreal, still playing in the Major Leagues and winning award like that was super special."

Stowers' brother, Michael, who is a Branch Manager for loanDepot, surprised Kyle with the award. Funny enough, Michael was recognized with the loanDepot Chairman's Elite award right before.

"Wasn't expecting to find out from him," said Stowers. "Feel like he's played a big role in just everything. My developments as a human and part of the young man I am today is because of him."

Stowers may have sealed the deal on Saturday by hitting a walk-off grand slam off Athletics closer Mason Miller. The Marlins were down one run in the bottom of the ninth with two outs. Miller, whose fastball averages 100.7 mph, tossed a 101.7 mph first-pitch fastball to Stowers, which he took deep to the opposite field. That marked the outfielder's first career grand slam and Miller's first blown save of 2025.

"It's really cool," Stowers said. "I think for starters, it got us out of a little losing skid that we were going through, so I think winning, first and foremost, everything's more fun."

Last season, the Marlins acquired Stowers along with Connor Norby in a trade that sent Trevor Rogers to the Baltimore Orioles. Stowers was seen as a throw-in, with Norby as the main piece of the deal. In 50 games played with the Marlins in 2024, Stowers slashed .186/.262/.295/.557 with two home runs, 15 RBI and a 56 wRC+. He struck out 35.5% of the time and went into spring training unsure if he would even make the team.

Stowers began the 2025 season on a positive note with a walk-off hit on Opening Day to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates. He has been Miami's most consistent hitter since then, slashing .302/.376/.509/.885 overall with six home runs and 25 RBI.

After yet another walk-off win on Tuesday against the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers, the Marlins will look to take the series on Wednesday at 4:40 pm.