Sep 29, 2026 8:28 PM
Updated Sep 30, 2026 1:28 AM

Arizona Diamondbacks' Nolan Arenado capped a torrid hitting streak with a power-packed final week.

The Arizona Diamondbacks certainly would've loved to have their season end differently, but at least someone like Nolan Arenado was able to go out with a bang.

All eyes were on Gabriel Moreno, who was named the National League batting champion, but Arenado's final week of the regular season netted him Player of the Week honors.

His .435 batting average was too good to be true, and while he couldn't single-handedly guide this team to the postseason, he still hit three homers and ended his season with an eight-RBI week.

In the American League, Baltimore Orioles slugger Pete Alonso found himself named Player of the Week alongside Arenado. Alonso hit .389, but the most impressive part is that five of his seven hits during the week were home runs.

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Arenado goes out on top

At 35 years old, it's incredible to still see Arenado doing his thing. This is a veteran of the game, and while he would've loved to make the playoffs for the fifth time in his career, it simply wasn't in the cards this season.

Arenado last made the playoffs in 2022, and he fell just short of doing so during his first season with the D-backs.

Having been around since 2013, Arenado still did everything in his power to flip that switch and go into overdrive during the final week of the regular season.

Arizona put together an incredible comeback attempt, but not even a six-game winning streak was enough to save them as they dropped their final two games of the season.

Arenado had a hit in both of those, and he ended the year riding a 13-game hitting streak. Keep in mind that was just his hitting streak. In terms of consecutive games where he reached base, Arenado did so in his last 21 games.

His 21-game on-base streak matched Luis Gonzalez (2001) for the longest streak to end a season in franchise history, according to MLB.com.

Arenado sported a 1.432 OPS in the final stretch, so it's clear why he was the obvious choice to win Player of the Week.

It's crazy to think he finished the year with 30 home runs, and 10% of those came in the final week of the regular season.

There's nothing quite like an end-of-year power surge, and it'll be interesting to see how he looks in 2027, as that's his final year under his massive eight-year, $260 million contract.

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