In his last nine games, Tomoya Mori, the Seibu Lions¡¯ 19-year old sensation, has 14 hits (and at least one in nine straight contests), four home runs and has driven in seven runs. For the young season, he¡¯s hitting .325 with seven home runs and 20 RBIs.
That type of production makes it worth repeating that Mori is still a teenager, and will be for the majority of the season. He doesn¡¯t turn 20 until Aug. 8. As an 18-year old going on 19 last season, Mori hit .275 with six homers and 15 RBIs in 41 games.
Being this good this fast is to be on a trajectory that recently is most easily compared to Bryce Harper, the Washington Nationals phenom who similarly burst on the scene in 2012 as a 19-year-old in the majors and hit .270 with 22 homers and 59 RBIs his rookie year.
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