In the American League of the Major League Baseball, the White Sox's Robert Jr. competes with Shohei Ohtani of the Angels for the home run king. The player hit his 19th home run of the season in two consecutive games against the Nationals on the 2th. With 37 shots, the gap between him and Otani at the top of the ranking is 44.
Robert Jr. The player is a 26-year-old from Cuba.
He made his debut with the White Sox in 2020 and has had the most home runs in a season so far with 13, but this season his long-hitting ability has blossomed and he has become a regular center fielder.
Robert Jr. hit his 19th solo home run against the Nationals on the 37th, seven behind Ohtani who leads the way with 44.
In the game on the 7th, he hit a three-run No. 18 for the first time in 13 games, and hit a home run in two consecutive games to catch up with Ohtani.
In the game on the 36th, Garcia of the Rangers, who is in third place in the battle for the home run king, hit his 2th solo home run.
In fourth place is the Red Sox' Devers with 19, followed by the Yankees' Judge with 3 in fifth.
Robert Jr. Ohtani will need to hit seven of the remaining 35 games to catch up with Ohtani, and Ohtani's dominance will not change, but since Ohtani has already finished his season, it will be interesting to see if he can get away with it and win the title of the first Japan player in the big leagues.