A redemptive postseason could translate to Atlanta’s first World Series appearance since 1999. He came back for 2021 showing his best form yet for the four-time defending NL East champs. 143 while Atlanta lost the NLCS to Los Angeles in seven games. Riley slumped in the spotlight last October, hitting. The 24-year-old slugged his way into NL MVP consideration with 33 homers, 107 RBIs and an. Riley stepped up bigger than any other Braves player after Ronald Acuña Jr.’s season-ending knee injury in July. After hitting 21 homers combined in his first three big league seasons, the 26-year-old Canadian had 34 to form a dangerous mid-order trio with All-Stars Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado. He clubbed 13 homers over the final 31 games with an NL-most 30 RBIs in that time. The son of a champion body builder, the stoutly built O’Neill muscled the Cardinals to a franchise-record 17-game winning streak in September. Flashy yet polished, Franco looks destined for stardom regardless of this postseason, but it could speed his ascent into the conversation for best player in baseball.Īnother Ray to watch: rookie right-hander Shane Baz, who was 2-0 with a 2.03 ERA in his first three big league starts in September to potentially force his way into Tampa Bay’s postseason rotation. 810 OPS, matching Hall of Famer Frank Robinson’s 43-game on-base streak in 1956 for the longest by a player 20 or younger. Here are five budding ones that might stick in the spotlight this month: WANDER FRANCO, SS, TAMPA BAY RAYSĪn AL Rookie of the Year candidate despite playing just 70 games, Franco successfully transformed from a minor league phenom to a big league contributor. It was a remarkable rise for a then-25-year-old who had just 42 regular-season games under his belt, propelling him from no-name rookie to a standout on baseball’s biggest stage. Arozarena set postseason records with 10 homers and 29 hits, winning the AL Championship Series MVP, and made a wild scramble home to help the Rays push the Dodgers to six games in the World Series.
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