The Dominican “Juniors”, Vladimir Guerrero Y Fernando Tatis, they stay in the lead, but it is their compatriot Juan Soto the hottest and the novelty in the Top 5 of the ranking of the best Latin hitters of “Al Rojas Vivo”, which is 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 continues to lead all major league gunners in performance. The Toronto Blue Jays 1B leads MLB in WAR (4.8) and is first in the American League in OBP (.427), OPS (1,095), RBIs (78) and runs scored (73); second in batting (.328) and home runs (31); fourth in hits (108) and sixth in walks (54).
Pos .: SS | Team: San Diego Padres| Previous Ranking: 2
The sensational shortstop for the San Diego Padres leads the NL in home runs (28), stolen bases (22), runs scored (73), Slugging (.649) and OPS (1,021) and is third in RBIs (64). He’s also the best, hitting .400 with two outs in the inning. Despite missing a score of games, Tatis is the number one candidate in the race for the MVP of the old circuit.
Pos .: SS | Team: Boston Red Sox | Previous Rank: 5
The Aruban has reached first base with a hit or walk in 35 of his last 37 games and remains the most productive shortstop in the American League. Bogaerts is number one in doubles (29), third in batting (.316), fifth in hits (108) and OPS) .920) of the young circuit. He has 15 homers, 51 RBIs and 58 runs. Among the SS in his league, he ranks first in doubles, extra base, OBP, slugging and OPS.
Pos .: 3B | Team: Boston Red Sox | Previous Rank: 3
The Dominican leads the 3B of both major leagues with 3.5 WAR, in a season in which he will receive MVP mentions. Devers is hitting .279, is second in doubles (26), third in RBIs (73), fifth in homers (23) and Slugging (.563) and eighth in OPS (.916) and scored (62) in the American League. . He has 35 hits and 16 extra-base hits with runners in scoring position.
Pos .: LF | Team: Washington Nationals | Previous Rank: –
The Dominican outfielder is the first MLB hitter to hit 10 hits (5 home runs) in his first four games after the All-Star break. Since June 13, the Quisqueyano Soto has reached base with a hit or walk in 30 of 32 games. On the season, Soto is hitting .301 with 16 homers, 53 RBIs and 62 runs scored. In the National League he is the leader in OBP (.420) and walks (61), fifth in OPS (.933) and eighth in runs scored.
REST OF THE RANKING
6- Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves (.283, 24 H4, 17 BR, 52 CE, 72 CA, .990 OPS)
7- JD Martinez, Boston Red Sox (.305, 19 H4, 25 H2, 63 CE, 64 CA, .941 OPS)
8- Carlos Correa, Houston Astros (.276, 16 H4, 20 H2, 52 CE, 61 CA, .863)
9- Jose Altuve, Houston Astros (.272, 20 H4, 10 H2, 55 CE, 66 CA, .835 OPS)
10- Manny machado, San Diego Padres (.276, 16 H4, 16 H2, 65 CE, 58 CA, .852)
eleven- Nelson Cruz, Minnesota Twins (.299, 19 H4, 12 H2, 49 CE, 43 CA, .920 OPS)
12- Yuli gurriel, Houston Astros (.312, 10 H4, 21 H2, 57 CE, 45 CA, .848 OPS)
13- Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Indians (.254, 19 H4, 18 H2, 52 CE, 62 CA, .846 OPS)
14- Willy adames, Milwaukee Brewers (.265, 16 H4, 22 H2, 52 CE, 49 CA, .832 OPS)
fifteen- Yordan alvarez, Houston Astros (.287, 17 H4, 16 H2, 58 CE, 54 CA, .878 OPS)
Note: Statistics until Monday’s game
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