MLB Hot Bats
MLB Hottest Bats, Nolan Arenado Leads the Week
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Nolan Arenado 
Mookie Betts 
Geraldo Perdomo
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.
Top of the list
Nolan Arenado (ARI) 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.
Spread it out and that is 2.0 hits a game, every game, for the whole stretch, not one big night propping up a quiet week.
Add three home runs and 9 RBI, and you have a hitter carrying his corner of the lineup.
The rest of the hot list
Right behind him is Mookie Betts (LAD), who has gone 11-for-24 over the same stretch, a .458 pace with two homers and six RBI.
Do not overlook Hao-Yu Lee (DET), 11-for-27 over the window with one homer and four RBI.
And Geraldo Perdomo (ARI) has strung together 11 hits in 25 at-bats (.440) with four RBI.
Also swinging it well: Zack Gelof (ATH) 10-for-22, Julio Rodriguez (SEA) 10-for-23, Cole Carrigg (COL) 10-for-25.
By the numbers
The five hottest qualified lines, side by side:
| Player | Team | Line | AVG | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | ARI | 12-for-26 | .462 | 3 | 9 |
| Mookie Betts | LAD | 11-for-24 | .458 | 2 | 6 |
| Hao-Yu Lee | DET | 11-for-27 | .407 | 1 | 4 |
| Geraldo Perdomo | ARI | 11-for-25 | .440 | 0 | 4 |
| Zack Gelof | ATH | 10-for-22 | .455 | 4 | 8 |
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.
Nobody stays this hot forever, and the box scores will tell us the moment it cools. Until then, enjoy the show.
Next up on the slate: Arizona Diamondbacks against San Diego Padres. Check back after that one goes final.