New York.– Shohei Ohtani returned to the top of Major League Baseball jersey sales and set a new record by becoming the first player to lead this category for four consecutive seasons.
The Japanese player has topped the rankings for four years, something no other player had achieved since MLB began tracking jersey sales in 2010.
Ohtani also leads the Los Angeles Dodgers’ presence on the list, where the reigning two-time World Series champion team has four players in the top 20.
New York Yankees star Aaron Judge finished in second place for the second consecutive year. The outfielder had held the third spot in the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
One of the biggest climbs was led by Pete Crow-Armstrong, of the Chicago Cubs, who went from 16th place at the end of the previous campaign to third place.
Venezuelan Ronald Acuña Jr., of the Atlanta Braves, moved up from eleventh to fourth place, while Dominican Fernando Tatis Jr., of the San Diego Padres, rounded out the top five.
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Freddie Freeman, of the Dodgers, finished sixth; Bryce Harper, of Philadelphia, seventh; Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, both of Los Angeles, took eighth and ninth place, respectively. Juan Soto, of the New York Mets, rounded out the “top 10”.
Dominicans with a prominent presence
In addition to Tatis Jr. and Soto, two other Dominican players managed to place among the 20 players with the highest jersey sales.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr., of Toronto, took the 12th position, while Elly De La Cruz, of Cincinnati, finished in 17th place.
Texas’ Corey Seager was eleventh, followed by Guerrero Jr.; Boston’s Adley Rutschman; Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber; Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes; Seattle’s Cal Raleigh; De La Cruz; San Diego’s Jackson Merrill; Arizona’s Nolan Arenado; and the Chicago White Sox’s Munetaka Murakami.
Murakami finished in 20th place and, together with Ohtani and Yamamoto, made it possible for the first time for three Japanese players to appear simultaneously in the top 20 of the rankings.
The list released by MLB and MLB Players, Inc. takes into account sales made from Opening Day through Fanatics platforms, including MLBShop.com.
