“Money” Michael Harris claims the top spot on our #HighFive list for the second straight week as he continues to be a catalyst for the best team in the Major Leagues.
1. “Money” Michael Harris
Harris carried his post paternity leave hot streak to the top spot of our Week 5 #HighFive list.
He entered the final day of April with a .333 average, five home runs, 17 RBI and hits in nine of his final ten games helping lead his Braves to the best record in the Majors and their best start as a team since 1977.
Harris’s positive impact this season should be highlighted even more when you factor in the slow start from teammate Ronald Acuna Jr. and the season-long steroid suspension of Jurickson Profar.
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However, this should be no surprise as you can trace his success back to the 2025 All-Star Break where in 67 games since then he is hitting .299 with 14 homers and 42 RBI.
2. Chase Burns
Chase Burns has been a frequent member of the #HighFive and this week is no different as he earned the two spots on the list after his victory Tuesday night against the Colorado Rockies.
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This was his third consecutive start allowing two or fewer runs as he went six innings, allowing just two runs, walking one and tying his season-high strikeout total with nine.
In his first full Major League season, Burns ended his April ranking in the National Leagues top 10 for both ERA at 2.65 and strikeouts with 39.
As the calendar turns to May, the All-Star Game push begins. Burns will take the mound Sunday in Pittsburgh against the Pirates.
3. Josh Naylor
Josh Naylor could have taken the three spot on our Week 5 #HighFive list based off his epic batflip alone.
He put a dagger in the Twins hearts with his three-run homer in the eighth inning of the Mariners win Tuesday night, emphasizing it with the best bat flip we have seen in 2026.
This is Naylor’s second straight week in the #HighFive as his current hot streak correlates with the Mariners going 7-3 over their last 10 games.
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Over his last seven games, Naylor has stolen three bases, driven in seven runs, homered twice and is slugging .556.
4. Aaron Judge
It is about to get scary for the rest of the Majors as the Yankees Captain and reigning American League MVP is heating up as the calendar turns to May.
Judge reclaimed the Major League home run lead with three bombs in three games during the Yankees trip to Texas this week, giving him 12 on the year which betters his pace from this time last season where he ended April with 10. His five stolen bases also put him on pace for the most in his career.
Over his last seven games he is slashing .292/.452/.750 with four RBI, three homers and six walks.
5. Xavier Edwards
Xavier Edwards Is Batting .336 & Top 3 Among MLB Hits Leaders
Xavier Edwards is quietly becoming one of the most impactful hitters in the Majors as he earns the final spot on our Week 5 #HighFive list.
The Major League leader in On Base Percentage had another solid week at the plate hitting .292, walking six times and stealing two bases.
Edwards, who is second in the Majors with 38 hits, trailing only reigning National League Rookie of The Year Drake Baldwin and Ozzie Albies, has reached base safely in his last six games.
Among all Major League second base, he closed out April ranking in the top five in doubles, walks, runs, triples and slugging percentage while leading in average and hits.
Edwards and his Marlins will host the Phillies in a four-game set this weekend in a divisional matchup as they try to keep up with the “Money Mike” and Drake Baldwin led Braves.
