2026 All Star Break Batting Leaders

With the All-Star Game in the books and a few days of rest before the unofficial second half kicks off, let’s take a look at the first half offensive leaders for the 24 games I’ve attended so far this season, starting with:
Home Runs

Name Total
Munetaka Murakami 5
Miguel Vargas 4
Colson Montgomery 4
Andrew Benintendi 3
Michael Conforto 3
Dansby Swanson 3
Ian Happ 3
Pete Crow-Armstrong 3
Tristan Peters 3

Hits

Name Total
Miguel Vargas 18
Chase Meidroth 15
Colson Montgomery 13
Ian Happ 13
Andrew Benintendi 13
Michael Busch 13

Runs

Name Total
Miguel Vargas 16
Ian Happ 12
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Fitbit XI – Week 27

My 30,000-step week streak hits eleven, the longest such streak in over four years.  The week got off to a decent start on Sunday, scoring 4200 steps.  Monday saw a nice improvement, rising to 5000 steps thanks to a midday trip to Wrigley Field to get my picture taken with Carson Kelly.  The worst day of the week came on Tuesday as I needed 26 additional steps to reach 3500.  Things improved on Wednesday, going up to 4400 steps.  A small decrease on Thursday dropped me to 4100 steps.  The beginning of crosstown baseball on Friday pushed me over my daily goal, falling a single step shy of 7600.  Another trip to Rate Field to see the Cubs battle the White Sox on Saturday ended the week with 4800 steps.

Total steps: 33,768

Daily average: 4824