Sandy Alcantara

Here's a look at the American League and National League leaders for the major stat categories at the conclusion of the 2021 regular season.Home runsAmerican League Rank Player Team HR T-1 Salvador Perez KC 48 T-1 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 48 3 Shohei Ohtani LAA 46 Perez is only the second catcher - and first American League backstop - to lead the league in homers. He joins Hall of Famer Johnny Bench, who did it twice. Guerrero is the fourth-youngest player to win a home-run title, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com.National League Rank Player Team HR 1 Fernando Tatis Jr. SD 42 2 Adam Duvall ATL 38 3 Pete Alonso NYM 37 RBIs Ron Schwane / Getty Images Sport / GettyAmerican League Rank Player Team RBI 1 Salvador Perez KC 121 2 Jose Abreu CWS 117 3 Teoscar Hernandez TOR 116 National League Rank Player Team RBI 1 Adam Duvall ATL 113 2 Austin Riley ATL 107 T-3 Ozzie Albies ATL 106 T-3 Manny Machado SD 106 Batting averageAmerican League Rank Player Team AVG 1 Yuli Gurriel HOU .319 T-2 Michael Brantley HOU .311 T-2 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR .311 National League Rank Player Team AVG 1 Trea Turner LAD .328 2 Juan Soto WSH .313 3 Bryce Harper PHI .309 OBPAmerican League Rank Player Team OBP 1 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR .401 2 Yuli Gurriel HOU .383 3 Yoan Moncada CWS .375 National League Rank Player Team OBP 1 Juan Soto WSH .465 2 Bryce Harper PHI .429 3 Freddie Freeman ATL .393 Slugging Rich Schultz / Getty Images Sport / GettyAmerican League Rank Player Team SLG 1 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR .601 2 Shohei Ohtani LAA .592 3 Kyle Tucker HOU .557 National League Rank Player Team SLG 1 Bryce Harper PHI .615 2 Fernando Tatis Jr. SD .611 3 Nick Castellanos CIN .576 HitsAmerican League Rank Player Team Hits 1 Bo Bichette TOR 191 2 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 188 3 Whit Merrifield KC 184 National League Rank Player Team Hits 1 Trea Turner LAD 195 2 Freddie Freeman ATL 180 3 Austin Riley ATL 179 OPSAmerican League Rank Player Team OPS 1 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 1.002 2 Shohei Ohtani LAA .965 3 Kyle Tucker HOU .917 National League Rank Player Team OPS 1 Bryce Harper PHI 1.044 2 Juan Soto WSH .999 3 Fernando Tatis Jr. SD .975 Stolen basesAmerican League Rank Player Team SB 1 Whit Merrifield KC 40 T-2 Cedric Mullins BAL 30 T-2 Myles Straw CLE 30 National League Rank Player Team SB 1 Trea Turner LAD 32 2 Tommy Edman STL 30 2 Fernando Tatis Jr. SD 25 Starling Marte led the majors with 47 stolen bases. He stole 22 with Miami (NL), and 25 with Oakland (AL).RunsAmerican League Rank Player Team R 1 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 123 2 Bo Bichette TOR 121 3 Jose Altuve HOU 117 National League Rank Player Team R 1 Freddie Freeman ATL 120 2 Juan Soto WSH 111 3 Trea Turner LAD 107 DoublesAmerican League Rank Player Team 2B T-1 Jeimer Candelario DET 42 T-1 J.D. Martinez BOS 42 T-1 Whit Merrifield KC 42 National League Rank Player Team 2B 1 Bryce Harper PHI 42 2 Tommy Edman STL 41 3 Ozzie Albies ATL 40 Extra-base hitsAmerican League Rank Player Team XBH 1 Marcus Semien TOR 86 2 Shohei Ohtani LAA 80 3 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 78 National League Rank Player Team XBH 1 Bryce Harper PHI 78 2 Ozzie Albies ATL 77 3 Nick Castellanos CIN 73 WalksAmerican League Rank Player Team BB 1 Joey Gallo NYY 111 2 Robbie Grossman DET 98 3 Shohei Ohtani LAA 96 National League Rank Player Team BB 1 Juan Soto WSH 145 2 Bryce Harper PHI 100 3 Freddie Freeman ATL 85 StrikeoutsAmerican League Rank Player Team K 1 Joey Gallo NYY 213 2 Matt Chapman OAK 202 3 Adolis Garcia TEX 194 National League Rank Player Team K 1 Javier Baez NYM 184 2 Adam Duvall ATL 174 3 Eugenio Suarez CIN 171 fWAR (as of Saturday) Icon Sportswire / Icon Sportswire / GettyAmerican League Rank Player Team fWAR 1 Shohei Ohtani LAA 8.0* 2 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 6.6 T-3 Marcus Semien TOR 6.4 T-3 Jose Ramirez CLE 6.4 * - Combined pitching (3.0) and hitting (5.0) fWARNational League Rank Player Team fWAR 1 Trea Turner LAD 6.7 2 Juan Soto WSH 6.6 3 Bryce Harper PHI 6.4 WinsAmerican League Rank Player Team Wins 1 Gerrit Cole NYY 16 T-2 Chris Flexen SEA 14 T-2 Steven Matz TOR 14 T-2 Hyun Jin Ryu TOR 14 National League Rank Player Team Wins 1 Julio Urias LAD 20 2 Adam Wainwright STL 17 3 Walker Buehler LAD 16 ERAAmerican League Rank Player Team ERA 1 Robbie Ray TOR 2.84 2 Lance McCullers HOU 3.16 3 Gerrit Cole NYY 3.23 National League Rank Player Team ERA 1 Corbin Burnes MIL 2.43 2 Max Scherzer LAD 2.46 3 Walker Buehler LAD 2.47 WHIPAmerican League Rank Player Team WHIP 1 Robbie Ray TOR 1.04 2 Gerrit Cole NYY 1.06 3 Jose Berrios TOR 1.06 National League Rank Player Team WHIP 1 Max Scherzer LAD 0.86 2 Corbin Burnes MIL 0.94 3 Brandon Woodruff MIL 0.96 Strikeouts Katelyn Mulcahy / Getty Images Sport / GettyAmerican League Rank Player Team K 1 Robbie Ray TOR 248 2 Gerrit Cole NYY 243 3 Dylan Cease CWS 226 National League Rank Player Team K 1 Zack Wheeler PHI 247 2 Max Scherzer LAD 236 3 Corbin Burnes MIL 234 SavesAmerican League Rank Player Team Saves 1 Liam Hendriks CWS 38 2 Raisel Iglesias LAA 34 3 Aroldis Chapman NYY 30 National League Rank Player Team Saves 1 Mark Melancon SD 39 2 Kenley Jansen LAD 38 3 Will Smith ATL 37 Games pitchedAmerican League Rank Player Team GP 1 Bryan Shaw CLE 81 2 Yusmeiro Petit OAK 78 3 Steve Cishek LAA 74 National League Rank Player Team GP 1 Tyler Rogers SF 80 2 Tim Hill SD 78 3 Hector Neris PHI 74 WalksAmerican League Rank Player Team BB 1 Lance McCullers Jr. HOU 76 2 Dylan Cease CWS 68 3 Nick Pivetta BOS 65 National League Rank Player Team BB T-1 Luis Castillo CIN 75 T-1 Zach Davies CHC 75 3 Blake Snell SD 69 Innings pitchedAmerican League Rank Player Team IP 1 Robbie Ray TOR 193.1 2 Jose Berrios TOR 192.0 3 Frankie Montas OAK 187.0 National League Rank Player Team IP 1 Zack Wheeler PHI 213.1 2 Walker Buehler LAD 207.2 3 Adam Wainwright STL 206.1 LossesAmerican League Rank Player Team Losses 1 Cole Irvin OAK 15 T-2 Matt Harvey BAL 14 T-2 Jorge Lopez BAL 14 National League Rank Player Team Losses T-1 Luis Castillo CIN 16 T-1 Patrick Corbin WSH 16 3 Sandy Alcantara MIA 15 fWAR (as of Saturday) Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox / Getty Images Sport / GettyAmerican League Rank Player Team fWAR 1 Nathan Eovaldi BOS 5.6 2 Gerrit Cole NYY 5.3 3 Dylan Cease CWS 4.2 National League Rank Player Team fWAR 1 Corbin Burnes MIL 7.5 2 Zack Wheeler PHI 7.3 3 Max Scherzer LAD 5.4 Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. 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There’s “growing optimism” between the Marlins and right-hander Sandy Alcantara about a potential extension, reports Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. It’s a notable turn of events after the Marlins’ initial overtures were reported to be on the light side. Talks between the two sides have been ongoing, per Jackson, and both parties feel there’s…

There’s “growing optimism” between the Marlins and right-hander Sandy Alcantara about a potential extension, reports Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. It’s a notable turn of events after the Marlins’ initial overtures were reported to be on the light side. Talks between the two sides have been ongoing, per Jackson, and both parties feel there’s…