#HIGHFIVE| Top 5 Black & Brown MLB Players Week 7

#HIGHFIVE| Top 5 Black & Brown MLB Players Week 7

by | May 21, 2021 | THE LEAD OFF

Week 7 of the MLB season is in the books and one of the top MLB Bro’s in Major League Baseball has finally answered our questions on whether or not he could step up and return to his MVP type form in the Bronx.  

Yankee slugger Aaron Judge claims the top spot in this week’s #HighFive after his performance this week in light of his Twin Tower teammate Giancarlo Stanton being placed on the Injured List.

 

1. Aaron Judge

Aaron Judge sits at the top of our High Five list this week after batting .385 with four home runs and five RBIs this week.  We questioned whether it was foul or fair that the Yankees needed to look into dealing Judge, but he quickly proved us wrong and earned a spot on our Rob Parker’s “Homeboi Highlights” this past Monday. 

Judge is tied for third with 12 home runs and he hit at least one home run in all three games of the Yankees sweeping of the Baltimore Orioles including a two-homer game last Friday while winning AL Player of the Week. 

 

 

Injuries have plagued the Yankees’ plans for a Murderer’s Row lineup.  Now, with Aaron Hicks’ availability the rest of the season in question as well, Judge will need to continue to stay hot when he brings his bat back to the Bronx to take on Tim Anderson and the White Sox for a weekend series.

2. Michael Brantley

One of the most underrated hitters in all of baseball takes the number two spot on this week’s High Five list.  

The Astros have faced three of their American League West rivals in the past eight games, and Brantley has been teeing off all of them.  

 

Brantley is batting .314 with four runs and five RBI during that span as his Astros have recorded a 7-2 record.  He has been one of the most consistent hitters in all of Major League Baseball throughout his entire career and is earning every penny of the $32 million deal he earned from the Astros this past off season.

 

3. Jack Flaherty

This week Jack Flaherty moved closer to joining one of the rarest fraternities in all of baseball, Black Aces, after earning two more wins this week raising his major-league lead to eight.  

In his last 12 innings, Flaherty has given up two runs on 13 strikeouts while allowing just four hits in each start.  

 

 

Once again he put his name in the Cardinals history book next to the late great Bob Gibson as the franchise’s only pitchers to win 8 of their first 9 starts in a season. 

His next chance to raise his win streak to nine will come next Tuesday as he will meet in an interleague matchup against the White Sox and MLB Bro RBI Baseball 2021 Cover boy. 

4. Marcus Semien

 

Blue Jays second baseman Marcus Semien makes his first appearance on the High Five list this season as he has proven to be one of the best off-season signings in all of baseball.  

Semien put up near MVP numbers last for the Oakland Athletics at shortstop.  He decided to take his talents to one of the youngest, most talented teams in the sport and move over to 2nd base.  

 

 

His bat traveled with him from the west coast as he is batting .280 with 10 home runs and 26 RBI this year which leads all Major League second baseman.

In his last three games, Semien is hitting .538 with 6 RBI and two home runs including a three-hit performance Saturday against the Phillies.

 

5. Tim Anderson

The 2019 batting champion has continued his strong showing at the plate this season as he earns the number five spot on this week’s High Five list.  

Tuesday Anderson saw his 12 game hitting streak come to an end.  Despite that, he still hit .300 this week including having three multi-hit games.  His White Sox are tied for the best record in the American League league despite losing multiple players to injury, including 2020 MVP Jose Abreu.

The former batting champ is still influencing the culture on and off the field.

 

Anderson’s biggest play this week came off the field when he came to the defense of his teammate Yermin Mercedes who was punished by their manager Tony La Russa for hitting a home run on a 3-0 count during a 15-4 blowout of the Twins. 

 

 

The game wasn’t over!  “Keep doing your thing big Daddy!,” said his Rookie of the Year candidate teammate.

T.A. has shown great leadership both on and off the field this season.  With a lot of drama surrounding the South Side, Anderson will continue to be one of the best hitters in baseball.