Shortstop Gunnar Henderson has been nice to this point in 2024. Maybe not coincidentally, his Baltimore Orioles at the moment discover themselves on prime of the stacked American League East.
Henderson, 22, is blossoming right into a famous person within the massive leagues. Final season, his rookie season, he batted .255 with 28 dwelling runs, 82 RBI with an OPS of .814 en path to profitable the AL Rookie of the 12 months award.
Is Henderson adequate to already discover himself within the AL MVP race, although? In line with ESPN, which ranked Baltimore No. 2 in its Week 5 Energy Rankings, the time is now.
“Gunnar Henderson for AL MVP? Whereas there’s nonetheless loads of season left — and a number of other anticipated candidates — the 22-year-old shortstop is the very best participant on a projected World Sequence contender. And that formulation produces MVP votes,” ESPN wrote.
Whether or not or not he does win the MVP, Henderson is indisputably one of many sport’s brightest younger stars. His 10 dwelling runs are him protecting tempo with the likes of Mike Trout and Marcell Ozuna, and he is definitely going to eclipse Trout now that the Angels famous person is as soon as once more injured. Henderson’s OPS of .920 can also be prime 20 within the league.
Talking of Ozuna, his Atlanta Braves are at the moment ESPN’s No. 1 staff in baseball.Â
Their prime 5 appears to be like as such: No. 1 Atlanta Braves, No. 2 Baltimore Orioles, No. 3 Los Angeles Dodgers, No. 4. New York Yankees, No. 5 Philadelphia Phillies.
