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He's on pace to do what!? Big surprises on MLB leaderboards

MLB leaderboards are a fascinating thing this time of year. It's too late to completely write off anything surprising as a small-sample-size fluke, but also too early to believe something will hold up just because it's happening now. There are surprising players mixed in among the usual suspects, big names doing even better than you might realize and veterans bouncing back with eye-popping numbers. Here are some things that jump out from the leaderboards right now:

Mike Trout, No. 1 in majors with 23 home runs

After slugging four home runs the past two games at Safeco Field, Trout is on pace for 55 home runs, well above his previous career high of 41 in 2015.