Who's Seeing It Best: Jackson Merrill Tops the MLB Hot-Bat Board

Forget the season-long averages for a minute; hot is a right-now thing. Every line below comes straight from the last seven days of box scores, with a 8 at-bat minimum so nobody sneaks on with one good afternoon.

Top of the list

Jackson Merrill (SD) is seeing beach balls. He has collected twelve hits in his last 26 trips to the plate over six games, good for a .462 clip, and the at-bats keep getting louder.

It has not been one loud afternoon doing the work, either: the pace comes out to 2.0 hits per game across the run.

The power has traveled with the average, too, three home runs in the stretch, with 11 RBI to show for it.

The rest of the hot list

Jackson Chourio (MIL) is making noise of his own at 12-for-23 (.522) with two homers and six RBI.

Jakob Marsee (MIA) belongs in the conversation too at 11-for-24 (.458) with one homer and five RBI.

Victor Mesa Jr. (TB) keeps the list honest at 10-for-18 (.556) with three homers and six RBI.

The rest of the hot list reads Randy Arozarena (SEA) 10-for-28, Brice Turang (MIL) 10-for-17, Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD) 10-for-24.

By the numbers

Here is the top of the board, straight from the box scores:

The fine print

A word on the cutoff: hitters need 8 at-bats and multiple games in the window to make this list, which keeps one-night wonders off the board.

Small samples run hot and cold by nature. Treat this as a snapshot of who is seeing it well right now, not a forecast of anyone's next at-bat.

One to circle: San Diego Padres meet Colorado Rockies in their next game, and we will find out quickly whether this stretch travels.