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Jurickson Profar putting together strong May for A's after slow start

Jurickson Profar's struggles this season have been well-documented.

Through the month of April, Profar was hitting .179 with just two home runs. Somehow he was even worse defensively, committing seven errors in the first month of the season, the most of any second baseman in the majors.

But when the calendar flipped to May, the A's have seen a new Jurickson Profar. The 26-year-old has finally started to look like the player he was last season with the Rangers when he tallied a career-high 20 home runs and 77 RBI.

Since May 1, Profar is batting .