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Jose Iglesias making playing third base look good.

(AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

This whole third base thing is working out pretty well for Jose Iglesias.

Since taking over for Will Middlebrooks at the hot corner, the player who was once deemed a shortstop prodigy while coming up through the Boston Red Sox system is showing some results at his new position.

On Wednesday, Major League Baseball announced that it had named Iglesias as the Rookie of the Month for June.

The news comes as the latest sign that Iglesias may be long for the Major Leagues, even when Middlebrooks returns from his stint in Triple-A Pawtucket.

Iglesias, who is the first Sox player to earn Rookie of the Month honors since Jacoby Ellsbury did it in 2007, hit .395 with four doubles, two triples, six RBI, 17 runs scored and one home run during the month. He also posted a .453 on-base percentage and .523 slugging percentage, both tops among rookies.

In addition to his surprising offensive numbers, Iglesias has transitioned seamlessly from shortstop to third base, despite never playing the position before this season.