Colorado Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu captured the National League batting title Sunday afternoon, finishing the season with an incredible batting average of .348. With that feat, LeMahieu just barely edged out Washington Nationals infielder Daniel Murphy, who finished with a .347 average.
“It’s a relief, it’s pretty cool but it hasn’t quite sunk it yet,” LeMahieu said. “It’s pretty special, though.”
LeMahieu finished the season hitting .348/.416/.495 with 32 doubles, eight triples, 11 home runs, 66 RBI while scoring 104 times.
Former Rockies’ manager Walt Weiss spoke about DJ after Colorado’s season finale Sunday afternoon, praising the gold glove second baseman.