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Cole Young of the Seattle Mariners is currently ranked as the second-best hitter in MLB, just behind Mike Trout. His performance this season has garnered significant attention and praise.

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Cole Young sits right behind Mike Trout on an impressive MLB leaderboard.
And if you just use this one stat, the Seattle Mariners' young second baseman has been the second-best hitter in baseball this season.
Don't believe it? Well, here it is.
Young has the second-best Win Probability Added so far in the 2026 season behind just Trout.
WPA is a stat that doesn't just take into account a hitter's outcomes, but specifically what point in a game they happen in and how it impacts the chances of winning.
For example, a home run with your team leading 14-0 doesn't add essentially any win probability. The chances of winning are already too high.
A walk-off home run when trailing that turns a game into a win adds a ton of win probability.
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Cole Young's impressive hitting statistics place him second in the league, showcasing his exceptional performance this season.
Cole Young ranks just behind Mike Trout on the MLB leaderboard, indicating a close competition between the two players in hitting performance.
Cole Young plays for the Seattle Mariners in Major League Baseball.
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Every action has some amount of WPA, and Young has been second-best to Trout, with the leaderboard via MLB.com's Daniel Kramer:
That top-five is four of the very best hitters on the planet, with Young mixed in.
WPA certainly requires a game to break in a certain way to get a chance at accumulating it, but then a hitter has to deliver, too.
So far, Young has delivered for the Mariners, over and over. It's been key for a lineup that took a while to get rolling around him.
And for Young, it's huge. After a slow start to his MLB career prior to this season, he's found his stride and is looking like a long-term starter, with a knack for coming through when it really matters.