The third baseman Manny machado rises to the Top 5 for the first time, dominated this week by Dominican players, including Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who retains the first place among the best Latin hitters of “Al Rojas Vivo”, than for 16th. consecutive year publishes ESPN Digital weekly during the Major League Baseball regular season.
“Al Rojas Vivo”, which is published on Tuesday of each week, takes into account the statistics for the whole year up to the games on Monday. Players are not considered by their salary, level or fame, but by their performance throughout the current season.
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Pos .: 1B | Team: Toronto Blue Jays| Previous Ranking: 1
The Dominican retains a position that he occupies since practically the beginning of the season. The Toronto Blue Jays 1B leads MLB in WAR (5.4), according to Fangraphs and in the American League he is first in OBP (.423), OPS (1,082), scored (82) and RBIs (85); second in batting (.328), hits (122) and home runs (34) and fifth in walks (59).
Pos .: SS | Team: San Diego Padres| Previous Ranking: 2
The sensational shortstop from San Diego is on the disabled list for a third subluxation of his left shoulder that threatens the remainder of the season and his NL MVP bid. Tatis leads the circuit in home runs (31), stolen bases (23), runs scored (78), Slugging (.651) and OPS (1,024) and is second in RBIs (70). The Dominican is hitting .292 with 20 doubles and an OBP of .373.
Pos .: 3B | Team: Boston Red Sox | Previous Rank: 3
The Dominican remains in third place in the ranking of Latino hitters with a solid performance in the first four months of the season. In the American League, Devers is second in RBIs (82) and doubles (28), third in Slugging (.585) and fourth in home runs (27) and OPS (.943). “Carita” is hitting .288 with 68 runs and an OBP of .361.
Pos .: LF | Team: Washington Nationals | Previous Rank: 5
The Dominican outfielder is hitting .363 with 14 extra-base hits, 21 RBIs and a staggering .505 OBP in the past four weeks to keep climbing the rankings. The Nationals outfielder is hitting .299 with 18 home runs and 58 RBIs for the full season. In the National League he is the leader of OBP (.428) and walks (76) and sixth in runs (70) and OPS (.932).
Pos .: 3B | Team: San Diego Padres | Previous Rank: 10
The Padres third baseman enters the Top 5 of the best for the first time in 2021, after hitting .354 with 14 extra-base hits and 18 RBIs in the last month. On the season, Machado is hitting .284 with 20 home runs, 21 doubles and leading the National League with 75 RBIs. “The Minister of Defense” is also eighth in runs scored (66), ninth in Slugging (.521) and has an OPS of .882.
REST OF THE RANKING
6- Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox (.307, 16 H4, 29 H2, 55 CE, 62 CA, .891 OPS)
7- Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves (.283, 24 H4, 17 BR, 52 CE, 72 CA, .990 OPS)
8- JD Martinez, Boston Red Sox (.285, 20 H4, 28 H2, 66 CE, 68 CA, .880 OPS)
9- Jose Altuve, Houston Astros (.277, 25 H4, 14 H2, 65 CE, 80 CA, .863 OPS)
10- Carlos Correa, Houston Astros (.271, 16 H4, 25 H2, 58 CE, 85 CA, .840)
eleven- Yuli gurriel, Houston Astros (.324, 12 H4, 24 H2, 66 CE, 54 CA, .879 OPS)
12- Yordan alvarez, Houston Astros (.281, 19 H4, 18 H2, 67 CE, 61 CA, .860 OPS)
13- Nelson Cruz, Minnesota Twins (.285, 21 H4, 13 H2, 53 CE, 48 CA, .882 OPS)
14- Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Indians (.255, 23 H4, 19 H2, 64 CE, 68 CA, .869 OPS)
fifteen- Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals (.277, 26 H4, 18 H2, 66 CE, 49 CA, .817OPS)
Note: Statistics until Monday’s game
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