After starting the season poorly, Atlanta Braves outfielder Michael Harris II has quickly become one of baseball's best hitters.

Michael Harris II breaks the game open with a long three-run home run to right field in the top of the 5th inning

Michael Harris II was a real problem. In both April and May, he posted an okay-ish .315ish xwOBA, but underhit it massively, such that it looked like he could no longer hit at all (.263 wOBA in both months).

The Braves fell behind 6-0 in a game delayed 95 minutes by rain before storming back against David Peterson and Reed Garrett (3-5).

Harris was dropped to the bottom of the order, and the numbers told the story — in 348 plate appearances, he slashed just .210/.235/.317 with 14 extra-base hits (six home runs), 43 RBIs, and a 21% strikeout rate.

For nearly the entirety of the first half of this season, Michael Harris II was one of the worst hitters in all of baseball. That’s not hyperbole, that’s an actual fact — up until July 10, business was absolutely barren for Money Mike,

Michael Harris II crashes into the wall to make an incredible jumping catch in center field for the first out of the bottom of the 9th inning