Behind the Box Score

Carter Jensen's rookie hitting streak reached a franchise-record 19 games Sunday, the longest active run in Major League Baseball. But forty4 Baseball's Behind the Box Score data shows Kansas City was outscored by 26 runs over that same week, the worst mark in baseball. Here's how one bat is covering for a lot.

Ten MLB hitters are stringing together active hit streaks this June, from Carter Jensen's rookie-defying 17-game run to Bryan Reynolds' annual summer surge and Jake McCarthy's quiet career year in Colorado. We break down each streak, the swing changes behind them, and which ones look built to last past July.

ERA, wins, and saves leaders shift constantly, but the names on top right now say something real about who's earning trust late in games and who's carrying a rotation. forty4 Baseball lays out the full June 22 leaderboards - sub-2 ERAs, a 10-win ace, and a bullpen ace logging 24 saves - plus what it actually means.

MLB's offensive leaderboards rarely agree with each other, and June 22 is no exception. forty4 Baseball walks through the top five hitters in batting average, home runs, and RBI, then explains why only one name shows up on all three lists, and what that reveals about how today's best hitters actually do their damage.

Pitching continues to drive success across Major League Baseball. From elite ERA marks and league-leading win totals to dominant closers piling up saves, these are the pitchers setting the standard through June 14. forty4 Baseball examines the numbers and the impact behind them.

Baseball's offensive leaderboard is beginning to take shape as summer approaches. From Otto Lopez's batting average surge to Yordan Alvarez's all-around dominance and a crowded home run race, we examine the players driving production across MLB and what their numbers reveal about the season so far.