best MLB first plate appearance in a regular-season game

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	LEAGUE	PA	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	NL	201	9/11/1974	NYM	vs	STL	L 3-4	175	7	34	3	0	2	6	19	2	28	1	1	43	5	5	0	7	2	.194	.281	.246	.526
2	AL	198	5/8/1984	MIL	@	CWS	L 6-7	175	13	43	6	0	2	12	18	0	33	3	4	55	8	5	0	3	7	.246	.316	.314	.630
3	AL	191	6/24/1962	NYY	@	DET	W 9-7	167	16	39	2	1	3	16	19	1	30	2	0	52	6	3	1	3	2	.234	.314	.311	.625
4	NL	186	5/1/1920	BKN	@	BSN	N 1-1	171	2	24	2	1	0	2	9	0	14	2		28	3	6				.140	.183	.164	.347
5	NL	184	5/31/1964	NYM	vs	SFG	L 6-8	166	14	37	4	3	1	14	12	2	36	0	2	50	8	4	0	2	2	.223	.283	.301	.585
6	AL	182	7/10/1932	PHA	@	CLE	W 18-17	163	35	58	13	1	4	33	17	0	17	1		85	18	2				.356	.417	.521	.938
7	NL	182	8/22/1917	BKN	vs	PIT	W 6-5	160	11	47	6	0	0	11	10	3	11	2		53	6	9				.294	.347	.331	.678
8	NL	181	5/21/1977	SDP	@	MON	W 11-8	153	19	38	8	2	5	19	21	1	20	2	1	65	15	4	2	9	3	.248	.339	.425	.764
9	NL	180	7/4/1985	NYM	@	ATL	W 16-13	155	29	46	5	2	4	28	22	0	23	2	1	67	11	2	1	5	4	.297	.382	.432	.814
10	AL	179	7/21/1945	PHA	vs	DET	N 1-1	165	2	27	2	0	0	2	12	0	18	0		29	2	2			1	.164	.220	.176	.396
11	NL	179	6/27/1939	BKN	@	BSN	N 2-2	162	4	33	3	0	0	4	12	0	18	1		36	3	5			5	.204	.259	.222	.481
12	AL	178	5/12/1972	MIL	@	MIN	W 4-3	153	7	30	3	1	0	7	20	0	29	3	1	35	4	5	0	7	6	.196	.289	.229	.518
13	NL	176	6/3/1989	HOU	vs	LAD	W 5-4	155	9	32	3	1	2	8	16	2	31	2	0	43	6	3	0	4	3	.206	.289	.277	.566
14	AL	176	9/14/1971	WSH	@	CLE	W 8-6	142	14	29	5	0	1	12	30	0	23	6	1	37	6	4	0	4	1	.204	.343	.261	.604
15	AL	176	9/1/1906	PHA	@	BSA	W 4-1	162	5	31	2	6	0	5	8	2	32	7		45	8	4				.191	.238	.278	.516
16	NL	175	4/15/1968	NYM	@	HOU	L 0-1	158	1	22	2	0	0	1	12	0	35	2	2	24	2	5	0	6	1	.139	.200	.152	.352
17	AL	174	9/3/1981	SEA	@	BOS	W 8-7	157	15	47	10	1	0	13	15	1	25	1	0	59	11	1	0	2	6	.299	.364	.376	.740
18	NL	171	5/17/1927	CHC	@	BSN	W 4-3	148	7	35	3	0	0	6	13	0	7	0		38	3	10				.236	.298	.257	.555
19	NL	170	4/27/2003	FLA	vs	STL	L 6-7	139	13	35	4	4	3	13	21	2	23	1	1	56	11	6	2	5	3	.252	.354	.403	.757
20	AL	170	8/31/1993	MIN	vs	CLE	W 5-4	154	9	33	12	0	1	9	14	0	25	2	1	48	13	2	0	4	3	.214	.280	.312	.591
21	AL	170	7/19/1969	SEA	vs	MIN	L 7-11	142	18	36	8	0	3	17	22	1	23	5	1	53	11	3	2	5	1	.254	.353	.373	.727
22	NL	170	8/9/1942	CIN	vs	CHC	L 8-10	139	18	39	7	0	0	15	24	2	10	2		46	7	5			2	.281	.394	.331	.725
23	NL	168	8/24/2013	ARI	@	PHI	W 12-7	137	19	35	9	1	4	17	28	0	32	0	0	58	14	2	1	6	4	.255	.380	.423	.803
24	NL	168	7/7/1993	LAD	@	PHI	L 6-7	147	13	29	7	0	2	12	19	0	25	2	1	42	9	2	0	2	1	.197	.289	.286	.575
25	AL	168	5/24/1929	DET	@	CWS	W 6-5	153	11	42	3	3	0	11	5	0	8	2		51	6	10				.275	.297	.333	.631

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

4

DeLauter

3

Langeliers

3

Lowe

RBI Leaders

6

Langeliers

6

Vargas

6

Hicks

Batting Average Leaders

.667

Stewart

.600

Yelich

.563

Díaz

Hit Leaders

9

Díaz

8

Stewart

8

Burger

Run Leaders

6

Neto

6

Walker

5

Arozarena

OBP Leaders

.765

Stewart

.650

Trout

.636

Yelich

SLG Leaders

1.250

Langeliers

1.167

Stewart

1.143

Lowe

SB Leaders

3

Hamilton

2

Crow-Armstrong

2

Duran

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

1

Yamamoto

1

Bubic

1

Crochet

Strikeout Leaders

12

Cease

11

Gausman

11

Misiorowski

ERA Leaders

1.50

Bubic

1.50

Valdez

1.50

Gausman

WHIP Leaders

0.17

Gausman

0.17

Hancock

0.19

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

20.25

Cease

19.80

Misiorowski

18.69

Bradley

K/BB Leaders

9.00

Woo

9.00

Hancock

9.00

Lauer

Walk Leaders

1

Woo

1

Abbott

1

Valdez

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

89.5

Trout

87.5

DeLauter

83.8

Donovan

DraftKings Points Leaders

67

Trout

66

DeLauter

63

Donovan

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

3-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

1-3

1-2

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Marlins	3	0	1.000
Braves	2	1	.667	1.0
Mets	2	1	.667	1.0
Nationals	2	1	.667	1.0
Phillies	1	2	.333	2.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	3	0	1.000
Reds	2	1	.667	1.0
Cardinals	2	1	.667	1.0
Cubs	1	2	.333	2.0
Pirates	1	2	.333	2.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	3	0	1.000
Padres	1	2	.333	2.0
Diamondbacks	0	3	.000	3.0
Rockies	0	3	.000	3.0
Giants	0	3	.000	3.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	3	0	1.000
Blue Jays	3	0	1.000
Orioles	2	1	.667	1.0
Red Sox	1	2	.333	2.0
Rays	1	2	.333	2.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Tigers	2	1	.667
Guardians	2	2	.500	0.5
Royals	1	2	.333	1.0
Twins	1	2	.333	1.0
White Sox	0	3	.000	2.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	2	1	.667
Astros	2	2	.500	0.5
Angels	2	2	.500	0.5
Mariners	2	2	.500	0.5
Athletics	0	3	.000	2.0