After not starting on Opening Day, Odubel Herrera reached base in the Philadelphia Phillies next 44 games. Having reached base in the final game of the 2017 season, Herrera made himself an early National League MVP candidate by beginning the season with the fourth-longest on-base streak in franchise history.
But by the All-Star Break, not only was Herrera not an MVP candidate, but he wasn’t deemed worthy by voters of making his second National League All-Star team in in three years. His batting average, which peaked at .361 on May 17, plummeted to .275 by the All-Star Break, despite him hitting six home runs in seven games between June 15 and June 22.