On Monday, the league named the Red Sox shortstop the American League Player of the Week, highlighting a dominant five-game stretch that saw Story post a .500 batting average, a 1.793 OPS, and went 9-for-18 with seven runs scored, four doubles, three home runs, eight RBIs, two walks, and a stolen base.

At 32, with a checkered injury history, he faced questions of whether he’d be productive again. But he's quelled that talk with his results.