Offense has been exceptional across MLB this season. Just how exceptional? Entering Wednesday, there were 21 qualified hitters with an OPS of .850 or higher. That would be the most in a season since 2021, when 34 players reached the mark.
Within that talented group have been some incredible performances -- most notably the Astros' Yordan Alvarez, who's chasing a Triple Crown and once again finds himself as the easy No. 1 in our latest Hitter Power Rankings.
But other guys are crushing it, too, as you'll see. In fact, half the guys in this poll were unranked last time.
Here are the latest rankings, as decided by a panel of MLB.com experts.
All stats are through Tuesday unless otherwise noted.
1. Yordan Alvarez, Astros (Previous poll: 1)
Alvarez just keeps mashing. He entered Wednesday night's games as the MLB leader in batting average (.329) and homers (35), and was first in the AL in RBIs (85), which puts him in a great spot to be the first Triple Crown winner since Miguel Cabrera in 2012. Alvarez also leads the Majors with a 1.082 OPS. He's not slowing down, either. Since July 1, he's hit .371 with a 1.189 OPS. For all these reasons, he remains the AL MVP favorite.
2. Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs (7)
PCA has really turned it on since the beginning of June. He entered that month batting .237 with seven homers and a .713 OPS. Since then? He's hit .340 with 19 homers and a 1.167 OPS -- the highest in the Majors during that span. After a two-homer game Wednesday vs. the Dodgers, he's hitting .288 with 26 homers and a .938 OPS for the season. The months-long surge has helped produce an MLB-best 7.0 bWAR and made him a prominent part of the NL MVP conversation.
3. CJ Abrams, Nationals (unranked)
Abrams' bat has made a lot of noise in recent weeks. Since July 6, he's hit .344 with an MLB-best 10 homers and carried an 1.137 OPS, second only to Alvarez during that time. In one nine-game stretch, he hit a silly .487 with a 1.640 OPS. Thanks to seven dingers during those games, Abrams slugged -- slugged! -- 1.128. His season numbers entering Wednesday: .286 average, 28 homers, 85 RBIs (second in the NL) and a .911 OPS.
4. Junior Caminero, Rays (2)
Caminero has dropped a bit since the last poll, but he's still having an MVP-caliber season. His 33 homers and 242 total bases each ranked second in the AL entering Wednesday night's action, while his .932 OPS was tied for second and his 52 extra-base hits ranked third. He also recently became the sixth-youngest player to have back-to-back 30-homer seasons.
5. Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers (8)
Ohtani is up a few spots since our last ranking because he's looking a lot more like himself. Though his numbers through the last poll weren't the usual superhuman stuff we're used to seeing from him, he's gotten back on that track. He popped two homers Wednesday against the Cubs to give him 26 on the season and now has a .953 OPS, which leads the NL. Over his past 10 games, he's hit .400 with a 1.267 OPS.
6. Jeremy Peña, Astros (unranked)
This guy has been on a heater since he returned from the IL on July 10. In the 20 games since, Peña has hit .345 (29 hits) with seven homers and a 1.053 OPS. Because of two IL stints this season, he doesn't yet have enough plate appearances to qualify for the leaderboards. But if he did, his .311 average and .878 OPS would both lead all AL shortstops.
7. Matt Olson, Braves (unranked)
Olson is somewhat quietly having an MVP-worthy season. His 31 homers through Tuesday rank third in the NL, while his .889 OPS ranks sixth. Those 31 dingers are tied for the MLB lead among first basemen, while the OPS ranks third among those at the position. Olson also leads all NL players in extra-base hits (59) and total bases (239).
8. Willson Contreras, Red Sox (6)
Contreras essentially became the face of the Red Sox during their historic 15-game winning streak in July. The veteran hit .361 with four homers and a 1.230 OPS during the streak and seemed to get a big hit every time his team needed it. His 23 homers on the season are his most since 2022 and just one away from his career high, set in 2019.
9. Munetaka Murakami, White Sox (unranked)
Murakami continues to have an impressive rookie campaign and remains a strong candidate for the AL Rookie of the Year Award. His 24 homers are tied for the most among AL rookies, while his .918 OPS also leads the pack. He entered Wednesday hitting .317 with four homers and a 1.036 OPS over his past 10 games.
10. Luis García Jr., Yankees (unranked)
García has hit like an MVP since late June. The lefty slugger hit .330, popped 10 homers and carried a 1.075 OPS over his last 28 games with the Nationals -- bringing his slugging percentage to an NL-best .560 -- before a Trade Deadline deal sent him to the Yankees. Then, in his first game with New York, he went 2-for-4 with a homer.
Others receiving votes: Freddie Freeman (Dodgers), Ceddanne Rafaela (Red Sox), Ben Rice (Yankees), Jake Bauers (Brewers), Drake Baldwin (Braves), Elly De La Cruz (Reds), Steven Kwan (Guardians), Luis Arraez (Phillies), Dillon Dingler (Tigers), Trea Turner (Phillies), Jackson Merrill (Padres)
Voters: David Adler, Jason Foster, Thomas Harrigan, Brian Murphy, Max Ralph, Shanthi Sepe-Chepuru, Andrew Simon