It’s still early in the season and award races have barely begun to take shape, but there have already been some incredible breakout performances from a handful of emerging stars around the league. Some of those stars have done enough to warrant some legitimate discussion in some of MLB’s major award races.
Of course, we’re only a quarter of the way through the season. Not every early breakout player will be able to sustain this level of performance throughout the full 162-game gauntlet, but that doesn’t mean their strong starts aren’t worth celebrating.
