An exciting brand of longball-smashing, gas-throwing stars are taking over baseball. Here are nine notable major leaguers who embody the game’s bold new generation and were selected to participate in this week’s All-Star Game. (All statistics are through July 8.)
Shohei Ohtani, Angels
Position: DH/RHP
Age: 26
Born: Oshu, Japan
Traditional Stats: .279 average (31st), .364 on-base percentage (35th), 32 homers (1st), 69 RBIs (3rd), 3.49 ERA (32nd)
Advanced Stats: 1.064 OPS (2nd), .700 slugging (1st), 3.7 WAR (7th), 1.209 WHIP (42nd)
Eye Test: The two-way phenom is doing things that haven’t been done since Babe Ruth.