Moisés Ballesteros: Cubs' Rookie Sensation

0:00It's April 26th. I'm Corey with The Story, and this is MLB News today, your AI-powered baseball briefing. The Chicago Cubs are straight fire right now, snagging 10 wins out of their last 11 games. Their offense has exploded, and leading the charges rookie designated hitter, Moisei's ballasteros, the 22-year-old phenom dropping jaws with, his bet. Over the last 15 games, he's gone 18 for 34, slugging 0.941. That's a video game territory. For the season, nearing 30 games in, ballasteros is hitting close to 400 with an OPS above 1.100. Fans and analysts are buzzing. This kid is not just rookie of the year material in the National League. He's crashing the all-star party early, going, toe-to-toe with heavyweights, like Shohei Otani and Kyle Schwarber. Check the numbers among top National League hitters with at least 50 ad-bats. He's number 1 in batting average at 0.397 on base, at 0.446 slugging 0.690 and OPS 1.136.

1:06Home runs in RBI's, top 5 easy. Despite way fewer played appearances, just 58 compared to their 40-plus ballasteros owns the slash line. He's fueling the Cubs' push for the top of the National League Central, proving age is just a number in this hot streak.