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And Lindor, who started the season with such promise, and who will probably be the National League’s starting shortstop in a couple of weeks at the All-Star Game, is slashing .258/.327/.447, with 16 home runs.
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Ohtani is a three-time MVP who leads the National League in home runs (29), slugging percentage (.641) and OPS (1.033).
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2025
The Padres are seven games above .500 and a half-game out of the National League’s final playoff spot.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
Not just in terms of the record points tally, with the 111 garnered by Phil Parkinson’s side en route to the National League title likely to remain unbeaten for a long, long time.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 June 2025
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Ohtani is a three-time MVP who leads the National League in home runs (29), slugging percentage (.641) and OPS (1.033).
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2025
The Padres are seven games above .500 and a half-game out of the National League’s final playoff spot.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
Not just in terms of the record points tally, with the 111 garnered by Phil Parkinson’s side en route to the National League title likely to remain unbeaten for a long, long time.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 June 2025
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“The National League.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20National%20League. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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