The Triple Crown race is heating up in the National League this year. Gonzalez, Votto, and Pujols, are all in the running for each batting title. Currently, Gonzalez is in first place for RBI’s with 106 and batting average at .341. Gonzalez is in fourth place for HR’s with 32 which places him 7 behind Pujols. ESPN estimates that he has a 20% chance of winning the Triple Crown this season. There haven’t been that many Triple Crown winners in baseball history. Carl Yastrzemski ewas the last Triple Crown winner in 1967.
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James Sutliff