Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista and Cincinnati Reds right fielder Jay Bruce have been voted the American League and National League Players of the Month, respectively, for May. Bautista batted .360 with four doubles, 11 home runs and 23 RBI in 23 games in May to win his second consecutive A.L. Player of the Month honor and the fourth of his career. Despite missing five games due to neck spasms, Bautista led the A.L. in home runs for the fifth straight month dating back to July 2010. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last player to lead a league in home runs (outright or tied) for five consecutive months was Jimmie Foxx, when he led the A.L. in homers from June 1933 to April 1934. In 28 games this past month, Bruce had a Major League-best 12 home runs and 33 RBI, while leading the National League in runs scored (23), slugging percentage (.739) and extra-base hits (19). Bruce's 38 hits were tied for third among National Leaguers and his .342 (38-for-111) batting average was tied for fourth. The Texas native’s home run and RBI totals were the highest in a calendar month by a Reds batter since Adam Dunn’s 12 long balls in July 2008 and Greg Vaughn’s 33 RBI in September 1999.