MLB Network's latest ranking of the
'Top 100 Players Right Now' places
Red Sox right-fielder Mookie Betts in the number eight spot overall. The only MLB players
ahead of Mookie are: (7)
Manny Machado, (6)
Miguel Cabrera, (5)
Jose Altuve, (4)
Kris Bryant, (3)
Josh Donaldson, (2)
Clayton Kershaw, and (1)
Mike Trout. After finishing a close second in last year's AL MVP voting, Mookie is finally getting the national recognition he deserves—something we in
The Nation have been giving him for a long time now. Congratulations, Mookie!
