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Under-the-radar hot starts: Braves' Drake Baldwin, Nationals' MacKenzie Gore lead the list

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It’s never a surprise when Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani are having great seasons and sitting atop the leaderboards in their respective leagues. That’s something we’ve come to expect from the two best baseball players in the world.

But so far in 2025, there are some players doing special things that have been flying under the radar. Here are five underrated players off to hot starts this MLB season.

Drake Baldwin, C, Atlanta Braves

Underrated stat: .983 OPS, sixth in MLB (min. 90 PAs)

The Braves have a history of finding talented catchers.