Alex Ramirez hit home runs in consecutive at-bats during last year's All-Star series, which sparked an amazing late season performance, during which he won back-to-back monthly MVP awards in August and September.
He's gotten things going a little earlier this year.
Just one week removed from the end of a 27-game hitting streak, one that tied for the sixth longest in Japanese baseball history, Ramirez is putting up league MVP-type numbers for the Yomiuri Giants.
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