LA Dodgers Mookie Betts Continues Huge Hit at the Beginning of the Season. Getty Images
Neither Shohei Ohtani L.A. Dodgers nor Soto Juan New York Yankees. Mookie Betts Dodgers ranked No. 1 in the MLB batter's power rankings announced by MLB, the official website of the Major League Baseball MLB on the 4th.
MLB said, "We can see why in a unanimous vote. It is not difficult to see why." It is said that a Dodgers star not only performs as well as an MVP every year, but he is also the hottest hitter in the early days of this season. Betts has a batting average of 0.485 16 hits in 33 times at bat with five homers and nine RBIs in nine games this season. His on-base plus slugging percentage 0.595 and OPS stand at 1.686. He is leading the Dodgers' lineup with formidable firepower.
Juan Soto Leading the Rise of the New York Yankees. Getty Images
No. 2 player in power rankings was Soto. MLB said, "If there is a player as hot as Betts, it is Soto who started off smoothly with the Yankees." Since Soto was selected as the first player of the week in the American League in the 2024 season, he has a batting average of 0.345 10 hits in 29 times at bat in seven games. With Soto in the lead, the Yankees swept the opening four consecutive games against the Houston Astros. It is the first time since 2003 that the team started the season with four wins and no loss, and the 12th time in franchise history. On Saturday, he beat the Arizona Diamondbacks to maintain the lead in the AL East with six wins and one loss.
Bobby Witt Jr. Kansas City Royals and Freddie Freeman Dodgers ranked third and fourth in the power rankings. Witt Jr. has a batting average of 0.400 10 hits in 25 times at bat in the first six games of this season. Out of 10 hits, he had seven long hits four doubles, one triple, and two home runs and his slugging percentage was 0.880. Freeman's early pace was also steep. His nine-game batting average is 0.375 12 hits in 32 times at bat, one home run and seven RBIs. His OPS stands at 1.031.
Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run since moving to the Los Angeles Dodgers against San Francisco on the 4th. Getty Images
In fifth place was last year's National League MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. Atlanta Braves who was sixth went to Fernando Tatis Jr., a teammate of Kim Ha-sung San Diego Padres. Ohtani was evaluated as seventh. Having hit his first home run since moving to the Dodgers against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday, Ohtani also showed poor performance nine games batting average of 0.270 and OPS of 0.749. The MLB Dotcom said that Betts, Freeman, and Ohtani are the most powerful trio in baseball in 2024. The Dodgers was the only team in the world to have multiple players on its list of the top 10.
In addition, Gunner Henderson Baltimore Orioles, Corey Seager Texas Rangers, and Mike Trout L.A. Angels ranked eighth to tenth. According to MLB, Christian Yelich Millywood Brewers, Aaron Judge Yankees, and Bryce Harper Philadelphia Phillies also received votes. However, there were no names of Korean big leaguers, including Lee Jung-hoo San Francisco Giants and Kim Ha-sung.