(July 6, 2026, New York) – Catcher/outfielder Luke Napleton of the High Point Rockers has been honored as the Atlantic League’s Player of the Month for June 2026. Napleton led the ALPB with 11 homers and 35 RBI in June.

Napleton overcame a slow start to the season to explode in June. He was batting just .130 on June 2 before hitting .356 for the month with 32 hits in 108 at-bats with 10 doubles, 11 home runs and 35 RBI. Napleton led the league in June with 11 homers, 35 RBI, a slugging percentage of .833 and an OPS of 1.278. He had 10 multi-RBI games and a pair of two-homer contests.

The Atlantic League has just started the second half of play with Hagerstown having won the first half North Division crown and the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs claiming the South Division title. Each will open the playoffs against the second half winner of their respective divisions. League play resumes on Tuesday with the High Point Rockers visiting the Staten Island FerryHawks, the Gastonia Ghost Peppers traveling to Hagerstown, Charleston hosting the Long Island Ducks, Southern Maryland on the road at the Lancaster Stormers and the York Revolution traveling to the Lexington Legends.