En route to their first All-Star game appearance, the Dominican 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr clings to the first place in the ranking of the best Latino hitters of “Al Rojas Vivo”, which 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 .: First Base | Team: Toronto Blue Jays| Previous Rank: 1
The Dominican remains firmly in the first position among the best Latino hitters of the current Major League Baseball season. Guerrero leads MLB in WAR (4.1) and owns pretty much every major offensive department in the American League: First in home runs (23), RBIs (59), OBP (.440), Slugging (.671), OPS (1,111) and total bases (169); second in batting (.337) and third in runs (54).
Pos .: Shortstop | Team: San Diego Padres| Previous Ranking: 2
Despite constant discomfort to his left shoulder, the Dominican shortstop leads the National League in home runs (23), Slugging (.680) and OPS (1.053) as he heads to the All-Star Game. In addition, he is second in steals (14), RBIs (50) and runs scored (54). Tatis Jr. is hitting .291 with 13 doubles and a .373 OBP in 56 games. He is second among all NL players in WAR (3.2), a top among shortstop representatives.
Pos .: Right Gardener | Team: Atlanta Braves| Previous Rank: 3
The Venezuelan outfielder leads the National League players with 3.7 WAR and is a favorite for the MVP award in the first half of the season. Acuña, who is hitting .290, is first in steals (15) and runs (58); second in home runs (20), Slugging (.680) and OPS (1,015); fourth in OBP (.401) and fifth in RBIs (45). He has 70 hits, including 16 doubles.
Pos .: Shortstop | Team: Boston Red Sox| Previous Rank: 4
The Aruban remains atop shortstop in the American League because of the full package of tools he brings to the field each day. On the season, Bogaerts is second in doubles (20), fourth in batting (.317), fifth in hits (80) and OPS (.931) and sixth in OBP (.379). He has 13 home runs, 42 RBIs and 41 runs. According to Fangraphs, he is third in his league with 3.2 WAR.
Pos .: Third base | Team: Boston Red Sox | Previous Rank: 5
The Red Sox Dominican is heading to his first appearance in the Major League All-Star Game with a tremendous performance in the first three months of the season. In the American League, Devers is second in doubles (20) and RBIs (57), fourth in homers (18), fifth in Slugging (.571), seventh in runs (48) and 10th in OPS (.913). He’s hitting .278 with an OBP of .373.
REST OF THE RANKING
6- Carlos Correa, Houston Astros (.295, 14 H4, 17 H2, 41 CE, 51 CA, .913 OPS)
7- Salvador Perez , Kansas City Royals (.292, 18 H4, 14 H2, 47 CE, 35 CA, .863 OPS)
8- JD Martinez, Boston Red Sox (.309, 14 H4, 17 H2, 44 CE, 48 CA, .919 OPS)
9- Yuli gurriel , Houston Astros (.322, 10 H4, 17 H2, 50 CE, 34 CA, .906 OPS)
10- Jose Ramirez , Cleveland Indians (.264, 16 H4, 15 H2, 44 CE, 48 CA, .876 OPS)
eleven- Nelson Cruz, Minnesota Twins (.298, 16 H4, 8 H2, 38 CE, 33 CA, .936 OPS)
12- Yordan alvarez, Houston Astros (.308, 10 H4, 16 H2, 41 CE, 42 CA, .884 OPS)
13- Adolis Garcia , Texas Rangers (.273, 18 H4, 7 H2, 49 CE, 33 CA, .839 OPS)
14- Teoscar Hernandez , Toronto Blue Jays (.300, 10 H4, 8 H2, 42 CE, 26 CA, .835 OPS)
fifteen- Jesus Aguilar, Miami Marlins (.269, 12 H4, 12 H2, 50 CE, 23 CA, .803 OPS)
Note: Statistics until Monday’s game
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