MLB Hot Bats
MLB Hottest Bats, Walker Jenkins Leads the Week
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Mookie Betts 
Brooks Lee
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.
The hottest hand
Walker Jenkins (MIN) is seeing beach balls. He has collected eleven hits in his last 25 trips to the plate over six games, good for a .440 clip, and the at-bats keep getting louder.
Spread it out and that is 1.8 hits a game, every game, for the whole stretch, not one big night propping up a quiet week.
Add three home runs and 4 RBI, and you have a hitter carrying his corner of the lineup.
The chase pack
Mookie Betts (LAD) is making noise of his own at 11-for-20 (.550) with two homers and six RBI.
Do not overlook Brooks Lee (MIN), 11-for-25 over the window with one homer and four RBI.
Hao-Yu Lee (DET) keeps the list honest at 11-for-27 (.407) with one homer and four RBI.
Filling out the board: Nolan Arenado (ARI) 10-for-21, Jake Cronenworth (SD) 10-for-24, Samad Taylor (SD) 10-for-17.
By the numbers
Here is the top of the board, straight from the box scores:
| Player | Team | Line | AVG | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Jenkins | MIN | 11-for-25 | .440 | 3 | 4 |
| Mookie Betts | LAD | 11-for-20 | .550 | 2 | 6 |
| Brooks Lee | MIN | 11-for-25 | .440 | 1 | 4 |
| Hao-Yu Lee | DET | 11-for-27 | .407 | 1 | 4 |
| Nolan Arenado | ARI | 10-for-21 | .476 | 3 | 6 |
One more thing
Qualification here is simple and strict: at least 8 at-bats and more than one game inside the window, so a single loud afternoon cannot crowd out a real heater.
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.
Next up on the slate: Philadelphia Phillies against Milwaukee Brewers. Check back after that one goes final.