Juan Soto put up big numbers in the second half to get himself in the conversation for the 2021 NL MVP award, with a .348/.525/.639 line, 11 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs, 87 walks, and 57 runs scored post All-Star break, and the Washington Nationals’ recently-turned-23-year-old slugger finished the season ranked 1st in OBP (.465), 1st in walks (145), 1st in OBP w/ RISP (.577) and AVG w/ RISP (.396), 2nd in OPS (.999), wOBA (.420), wRC+ (163), and in runs (111), and he was 3rd in fWAR (6.6), and SLG w/ RISP (.689) amongst National League hitters.
Washington Nationals’ 2021 Season in Review: Juan Soto puts up big numbers
