Each MLB team’s most-surprising home run total in 2019

From 2015-18, Marte had a total of 22 homers in 1,399 at bats.

Unable to garner a multi-year deal this offseason, Donaldson has stayed healthy and somewhat resembled the player who won the AL MVP in 2015.

Santander had just one career long ball in 131 at bats prior to 2019.

Since his career began in 2014 up until last year, Vazquez only hit 10 dingers in 922 at bats.

Not any obvious choices for the Cubs, although Almora has hit seven more homers than last year despite 112 less at bats so far.

Expected to primarily be used to give fellow backstop Welington Castillo occasional days off, McCann has instead easily outperformed while surpassing his previous career-high of 13 home runs.

Eugenio Suarez easily could be the answer here to. According to CBS Sports though, Aquino’s 13 homers in his first 100 career plate appearances are the most since 1900.

Receiving the most playing time of his career in 2019, Perez has hit more homers this year than his first five seasons from 2014-18 (21).

Taking advantage of Coors Field, 17 of McMahon’s 22 home runs have come at home.

Not much to choose from on the lowly Tigers, and Rodriguez hasn’t been a very good hitter but has upped his homer rate considerably from 2018.

He is the likely AL Rookie of the Year despite not making his debut until June 9.

Soler set the new single-season record for homers by a Royals player in 2019.

It’s a shame La Stella has been out since July 2 as his 16 homers were five more than the 11 he combined for from 2014-18.

While players like Cody Bellinger, Joc Pederson, Max Muncy, and Justin Turner were expected to hit for power, Verdugo has shown more after just two career taters in 100 at bats entering 2019.

Another lowly team without much to choose from, Cooper had never hit a homer in the MLB in his brief appearances in 2017 and 2018.

Many were skeptical if Yelich could again approach the 36 homers he hit in 2018, but he was on his way to 50 until he fractured his kneecap which ended his season prematurely.

Garver has averaged a home run once every 9.58 at bats in 2019. Incredible.

With 10 games remaining in the Mets season, Alonso needs four more home runs to break Aaron Judge’s rookie record.

Urshela has stepped in more than admirably for the injured Miguel Andujar which came out of nowhere as according to Baseball-Reference, he had a career -1.2 WAR before the season.

Semien had combined for 25 homers in the two seasons prior to this one.

In 2018, Kingery hit just eight long balls while having 21 more at bats than he’s had so far this year.

Bell has more than tripled his home run total of 12 from last season.

No obvious candidates here either, but Reyes was a large power threat for the Padres prior to being traded to Cleveland on July 31.

Out with injury now, Sandoval was beginning to look like a solid offensive performer after four straight subpar years.

Murphy never put up power numbers as a backup catcher with the Rockies, but has 18 this year despite Omar Narvaez being the backstop who receives most of Seattle’s playing time.

Edman never recorded more than seven homers in a year while in the minors but has 10 in approximately half a season with the Cardinals.

Before this year, Diaz had one career home run in 265 big league at bats.

In well over 1,000 career at bats before 2019, Santana has only connected on 13 long balls.

Traded to the Rays on July 28, Sogard was an eight-year veteran with just 11 homers to his name entering 2019.

The 36-year-old Kendrick has reached a double-digit homer total for the first time since 2013.