LOS ANGELES -- New York Mets right-hander Bartolo Colon's historic home run helped earn him earn a Major League Baseball honor on Monday.
Colon was named National League co-Player of the Week. He shares the honor with Chicago Cubs second baseman Ben Zobrist.
Colon, 42, became the oldest player in major league history to hit his first major league homer when he took San Diego Padres right-hander James Shields deep on Saturday.
Colon also went 2-0 with a 1.84 ERA. The first of those wins broke a tie with Pedro Martinez for sole possession of second place in career victories among Dominican-born pitchers. Juan Marichal leads that list with 243 wins, followed by Colon now with 221 and Martinez with 219.
