MLB’s Top 5 Hardest Hitters So Far This Season

By Rich Arleo
If there is one word that comes to mind when summarizing the first two-plus months of the 2017 MLB season, it’s power. Before play began on June 12, there was an average of 1.23 home runs per game, which would be an all-time record. This upswing certainly didn’t come out of nowhere, as fans saw an average of 1.16 homers (5,610 in total) by last seasons’ end—the third most overall and highest since 2000 (1.17, 5,693)—and this season is well on pace to e