The 2023 season of the best baseball in the world, that is, the major leagues, is in its second month of activities and some divisions are going as expected, as is the case of the American League East, where the fight is relentless among its members, as even the Orioles got fully into the battle for the pennant, the opposite happens in the East, but in the old circuit, The only thing that is true so far is to see the Atlanta Braves leading the division, what is a real surprise is to see the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies in third and fourth place respectively, since the Phillies are the current National League champions and the Mets are armed, not only to seek the pennant, but also to be the World Series champions.

Not even the most ambitious or daring could have said that at this stage of the season, this division would leave out teams that are structured for great things and that the Miami Marlins would be in second place and with a place in the post-season, because if the regular season would end today, it would be the Braves, Brewers and Dodgers would be the divisional champions, while the wild cards would be the Marlins, Pirates and Arizona, none of these three teams were projected to qualify for the playoffs to be played in October in order to find the National League representative to the World Series.

Los Bravos de Atlanta como al comienzo de esta publicación mencione, son los únicos de la división del este de la Nacional, que han respondido al favoritismo con el cual iniciaron la temporada del 2023, Picheo, defensa y ofensiva, han sido factores claves para estar en la punta y con cierta comodidad, le sacan 6 y 7 juegos de diferencia a Mets Y Phillies, que son los llamados a optar por el título, es que sin duda alguna el venezolano Ronald Acuña Jr. ha sido factor fundamental para que los aborígenes estén en la vanguardia, lleva una seguidilla de juegos disparando cuadrangulares, sus números en los últimos 7 juegos son los siguientes: 28 turnos al bate, 7 carreras anotadas, 10 hits, 5 jonrones, 6 impulsadas, lamentablemente para Acuña, esos batazos de cuatro esquinas fueron sin hombres en bases, promedio de 357 y su OBP es de 438, de seguir con este ritmo, el criollo sería sin discusión el más valioso del viejo circuito y con claras opciones de avanzar a las instancias finales de la campaña.

The Atlanta Braves, as I mentioned at the beginning of this publication, are the only ones in the eastern division of the National League that have responded to the favoritism with which they started the 2023 season, pitching, defense and offense have been key factors to be in the lead and with some comfort, they have 6 and 7 games difference to Mets and Phillies, who are called to opt for the title, is that undoubtedly the Venezuelan Ronald Acuña Jr. has been a fundamental factor for the Indians to be at the forefront, he has a string of games firing home runs, his numbers in the last 7 games are as follows: 28 at-bats, 7 runs scored, 10 hits, 5 home runs, 6 runs batted in, unfortunately for Acuña, those four-corner hits were without men on bases, average of 357 and his OBP is 438, if he continues with this rhythm, the Venezuelan would be without discussion the most valuable of the old circuit and with clear options to advance to the final instances of the campaign.

Los metropolitanos de la ciudad de New York, pese a tener una nómina alta, no han podido demostrar de lo que son capaces, pero anoche dieron señales de vida, cuando entraron a la novena entrada perdiendo por tres carreras, ante los Rays de Tampa, y el venezolano Francisco Álvarez dio jonrón para igualar las acciones y forzar entradas extras, es allí en donde la cara de este equipo, el slugger Pete Alonso abrocho una pelota con par de compañeros en bases y le dio la victoria a los Mets, son estos peloteros los que tienen que despertar, y de esta manera aportar en este equipo para conseguir las victorias que lo acerquen a los puestos de clasificación o hasta para optar por el banderín, seis juegos de diferencia a estas alturas son pocos, ya que aún faltan más de 100 juegos por realizarse.

Lo mismo ocurre con los Phillies de Philadelphia, que tienen un equipo mejor al de la campaña pasada, pero parece que aún no se han compactado los peloteros, para que puedan hacer las pequeñas cosas que se traducen en triunfos, ver en un line up a jugadores de la talla de Bryce Harper, J.T. Realmuto, Nic Castellanos, entre otros, no lleva a pensar a que la recuperación de los campeones de la liga Nacional en 2022, está muy cerca de suceder, que deberían clasificar y de esta forma luchar por defender el trofeo del viejo circuito, quizás antes de la fecha límite para hacer los cambios necesarios, este equipo se mueva en busca de par de abridores y un bateador que encaje a la perfección en el centro de la alineación, pero hasta ahora han dejado mucho que desear y fallandole a los analistas de este deporte que los daban como una fija en la lucha del primer lugar del este del viejo circuito.

The New York City Metropolitans, despite having a high payroll, have not been able to show what they are capable of, but last night they showed signs of life, when they entered the ninth inning trailing by three runs, against the Tampa Rays, and the Venezuelan Francisco Alvarez gave home run to equalize the actions and force extra innings, that is where the face of this team, slugger Pete Alonso buckled a ball with a couple of teammates on the bases and gave the victory to the Mets, these are the players who have to wake up, and in this way contribute to this team to get the victories that bring them closer to the classification positions or even to opt for the pennant, six games of difference at this point are few, since there are still more than 100 games to be played.

The same happens with the Philadelphia Phillies, who have a better team than last season, but it seems that they have not yet compacted the players, so they can do the little things that translate into wins, to see in a line up players like Bryce Harper, J.T. Realmuto, Nic Castellanos, among others, does not lead to think that the recovery of the National League champions in 2022, is very close to happen, that they should qualify and thus fight to defend the trophy of the old circuit, perhaps before the deadline to make the necessary changes, This team is moving in search of a pair of starters and a hitter that fits perfectly in the middle of the lineup, but so far they have left much to be desired and have failed the analysts of this sport who gave them as a fixed in the fight for the first place in the East of the old circuit. 

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In life and also in sports bad moments happen, fortunately the teams that are candidates to transcend in the aforementioned division, are going through this bump at the beginning of a campaign, they still have 4 and a half months to be able to solve the difficulties they are going through, a close fight is expected in the east of both leagues, do not believe that the Bravos will keep this great momentum throughout the year, it is very difficult to have such an overwhelming rhythm and not fall at some point in the championship, it is there where the teams that are chasing them will attack to catch them, but we will see what happens between now and the All-Star game that will mark the middle of this season and we will have a better vision of what could happen.

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