MLB Hot Bats
MLB Hottest Bats, Jake Cronenworth Leads the Week
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Jake Cronenworth 
Chandler Simpson 
Jeremy Pena
Reputations do not get a vote here. Over the last seven days the box scores have been keeping their own list of who is actually seeing the ball in MLB, and the name at the top is not up for debate.
The hottest hand
Jake Cronenworth has spent the week making pitchers miserable. The SD hitter has rapped out eleven hits in 25 at-bats across six games, a .440 average, and nobody else in the sample is particularly close.
Averaged out, he is banging 1.8 hits a night over the window, which is the difference between a hot streak and a headline streak.
And he is not just slapping singles: two home runs and 7 RBI over the run.
The rest of the hot list
Hao-Yu Lee (DET) is making noise of his own at 11-for-28 (.393) with two homers and five RBI.
Chandler Simpson (TB) belongs in the conversation too at 11-for-27 (.407) with five RBI.
And Jeremy Pena (HOU) has strung together 10 hits in 26 at-bats (.385) with three homers and four RBI.
Filling out the board: Mookie Betts (LAD) 10-for-20, Walker Jenkins (MIN) 10-for-21, Cole Carrigg (COL) 10-for-26.
The board
For the scan-and-go crowd, the leaders in one place:
| Player | Team | Line | AVG | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Cronenworth | SD | 11-for-25 | .440 | 2 | 7 |
| Hao-Yu Lee | DET | 11-for-28 | .393 | 2 | 5 |
| Chandler Simpson | TB | 11-for-27 | .407 | 0 | 5 |
| Jeremy Pena | HOU | 10-for-26 | .385 | 3 | 4 |
| Mookie Betts | LAD | 10-for-20 | .500 | 2 | 5 |
Worth remembering
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.
Nobody stays this hot forever, and the box scores will tell us the moment it cools. Until then, enjoy the show.
One to circle: San Diego Padres meet Los Angeles Dodgers in their next game, and we will find out quickly whether this stretch travels.