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04/20/2009 4:26 PM ET Andre Ethier of the Los Angeles Dodgers named the National League Player of the Week presented by Bank of America

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Andre Ethier, who led the N.L. with 12 RBI, has been named National League Player of the Week presented by Bank of America for the period ending April 19th. Bank of America is the Official Bank of Major League Baseball and the only place where you can get your favorite Club logo on checks, check cards or credit cards. For more information on MLB© banking, visit bankofamerica.com/MLB.

From April 13th-19th, Ethier tied for the league-lead with four home runs and eight runs scored, ranked second with 23 total bases and third with a slugging percentage of 1.000. The 26-year-old right-fielder recorded a .391 (9-for-23) batting average with two doubles in six games. Andre collected four multi-hit games along with two multi-home run performances. On April 13th vs. San Francisco, the Arizona State product connected for two home runs, a three-run homer and a solo shot, in the Dodgers' 11-1 win. On April 18th vs. Colorado, Ethier again homered twice, with another three-run shot and a solo blast. On the following day against the Rockies, he recorded three RBI in the Dodgers' 14-2 victory.

Other nominees this past week included Ethier's Dodgers' teammates Orlando Hudson (.542, 1 HR, 5 RBI), Matt Kemp (.391, 2 HR, 9 RBI) and Chad Billingsley (2-0, 2.77 ERA, 17 SO); San Diego's David Eckstein (.429, 3 2B, 3 RBI), Adrian Gonzalez (.857 SLG, 4 HR, 5 RBI) and Heath Bell (4 SV, 0.00 ERA, 4 SO); Arizona's Felipe Lopez (.400, .423 OBP, 10 H); Houston's Miguel Tejada (.520, .556 OBP, 13 H); Milwaukee's Mike Cameron (.348, 3 HR, 4 RBI); St. Louis' Brian Barden (.500, 3 HR, 3 RBI), Chris Duncan (.455, 1 HR, 7 RBI) and Ryan Ludwick (.417, 3 HR, 10 RBI); Atlanta's Jeff Francoeur (.435, 2 2B, 5 RBI); Florida's Jeremy Hermida (.318, 2 HR, 7 RBI) and Cody Ross (.429, 3 HR, 11 RBI); New York's Jose Reyes (.423, 1 3B, 2 RBI); Philadelphia's Ryan Howard (.350, 2 HR, 5 RBI) and Raul Ibanez (.550, 3 HR, 5 RBI); and Washington's Nick Johnson (.429, 1 2B, 1 RBI).

Tourneau, the world's largest watch store, will award Andre Ethier with a luxury Swiss Timepiece, suitably engraved, in recognition of his accomplishment as the National League Player of the Week presented by Bank of America.

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