designated batter with most home runs in career

David Ortiz has hit the most career homers by a designated hitter, with 531 home runs.

	NAME	HR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	David Ortiz D. Ortiz	531	2,307	8,313	1,362	2,379	609	19	1,716	1,278	33	1,659	16	9	9,714	4,619	1,159	2	88	206	227	.286	.380	.556	.936	1705	551.7	.393	141	479.3
2	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	298	1,100	4,042	768	1,140	207	47	720	599	30	1,191	171	45	4,695	2,335	552	0	24	97	54	.282	.377	.578	.954	876	315.9	.397	155	310.2
3	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	296	1,404	4,937	813	1,385	280	6	959	926	62	927	15	10	5,985	2,565	582	0	60	63	123	.281	.396	.520	.916	1057	318	.394	139	296
4	Nelson Cruz N. Cruz	263	1,099	4,020	596	1,101	179	6	743	429	64	1,041	16	7	4,551	2,081	448	0	38	50	116	.274	.350	.518	.868	727	188.9	.366	135	191.8
5	Edgar Martinez E. Martinez	251	1,445	5,082	877	1,593	369	6	1,006	995	65	927	26	16	6,201	2,727	626	1	58	95	138	.313	.428	.537	.965	1206	428.4	.414	152	418.4
6	Harold Baines H. Baines	244	1,838	6,154	807	1,789	306	11	1,039	799	7	902	5	16	7,015	2,849	561	1	54	127	201	.291	.370	.463	.833	1048	212.1	.363	122	188.7
7	Don Baylor D. Baylor	225	1,372	4,878	746	1,235	220	8	789	488	179	692	87	49	5,620	2,146	453	6	69	60	124	.253	.339	.440	.779	749	114.4	.345	116	101.6
8	Edwin Encarnacion E. Encarnacion	220	929	3,365	545	878	166	2	636	474	45	726	31	7	3,925	1,708	388	0	41	29	94	.261	.356	.508	.864	619	161.2	.367	131	141.8
9	Jose Canseco J. Canseco	217	855	3,171	542	844	155	5	627	457	39	882	66	29	3,700	1,660	377	0	33	27	83	.266	.362	.523	.886	607	139.3	.379	123	114.8
10	Travis Hafner T. Hafner	213	1,183	4,058	619	1,107	250	13	731	598	90	976	11	7	4,775	2,022	476	0	29	81	86	.273	.376	.498	.874	766	193.9	.374	132	189.5
11	Chili Davis C. Davis	206	1,249	4,365	646	1,227	227	6	771	716	9	893	35	26	5,136	2,084	439	1	45	98	127	.281	.380	.477	.858	808	187.4	.373	124	158
12	Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez	199	767	2,780	491	832	172	6	560	405	45	633	10	2	3,259	1,613	377	0	29	55	62	.299	.393	.580	.974	636	246.3	.407	166	253.6
13	Giancarlo Stanton G. Stanton	186	746	2,728	367	665	114	1	498	312	18	924	7	1	3,078	1,339	301	0	20	17	86	.244	.323	.491	.814	446	81.4	.346	123	85.5
14	Jim Thome J. Thome	182	805	2,503	432	663	127	2	506	490	19	786	1	1	3,032	1,340	311	0	20	46	59	.265	.387	.535	.922	530	165.9	.393	139	145.9
15	J.D. Martinez	179	870	3,324	506	936	222	11	595	353	26	928	10	1	3,738	1,717	412	0	35	31	110	.282	.352	.517	.868	605	156.4	.365	130	137.6
16	Hal McRae H. McRae	155	1,605	5,750	779	1,698	393	54	891	535	64	612	92	63	6,432	2,664	602	17	66	56	140	.295	.358	.463	.821	940	223.6	.364	126	193.1
17	Kendrys Morales K. Morales	154	980	3,550	413	933	185	3	536	306	35	748	2	4	3,916	1,586	342	0	25	23	125	.263	.325	.447	.772	502	53.8	.332	110	46.8
18	Marcell Ozuna M. Ozuna	148	693	2,534	352	667	117	1	410	317	13	703	3	1	2,882	1,230	266	0	18	9	62	.263	.346	.485	.831	445	102.3	.357	127	94.5
19	Cliff Johnson C. Johnson	138	922	2,722	366	718	134	5	488	370	36	479	8	10	3,158	1,276	277	3	27	31	53	.264	.356	.469	.825	469	112.3	.365	126	98
20	Andre Thornton A. Thornton	127	806	2,857	387	728	120	2	481	432	7	436	27	18	3,344	1,233	249	5	43	45	81	.255	.350	.432	.781	449	72.3	.346	113	49.1
21	Jorge Soler J. Soler	124	552	1,982	304	489	109	3	317	255	29	608	5	1	2,283	976	236	0	17	7	55	.247	.339	.492	.831	347	68.5	.352	122	62.7
22	Kyle Schwarber K. Schwarber	124	400	1,504	276	369	54	3	291	271	20	527	17	5	1,805	801	181	0	10	13	11	.245	.366	.533	.898	314	101.4	.382	145	96.5
23	Oscar Gamble O. Gamble	121	717	2,115	339	594	87	12	354	303	20	257	18	16	2,455	1,068	220	4	13	30	27	.281	.374	.505	.879	406	129.6	.388	142	120.9
24	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	119	1,261	5,054	843	1,613	309	53	756	558	24	557	187	40	5,713	2,385	481	16	61	61	112	.319	.385	.472	.857	909	219.6	.375	126	183.4
25	Victor Martinez V. Martinez	115	969	3,558	405	1,033	188	0	540	319	25	409	4	4	3,942	1,566	303	0	40	67	131	.290	.349	.440	.789	521	73.7	.339	113	56.4

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19

Contreras

RBI

56

Contreras

AVG

.285

Contreras

Team Pitching Leaders

10

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93

Early

ERA

2.61

Gray

Team Rankings

30th

350

29th

739

18th

ERA

3.76

8th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	52	35	.598
Yankees	49	40	.551	4.0
Blue Jays	42	48	.467	11.5
Orioles	42	49	.462	12.0
Red Sox	39	48	.448	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 7/7	BOS	@	CWS	7:40 PM
Wed 7/8	BOS	@	CWS	7:40 PM
Thu 7/9	BOS	@	CWS	2:10 PM
Fri 7/10	BOS	@	NYM	7:15 PM
Sat 7/11	BOS	@	NYM	4:10 PM

Last Game

Red Sox

39 - 48

Final

Angels

36 - 54

Sat 4 Jul 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

30

Schwarber

29

Alvarez

27

Goodman

RBI Leaders

67

Walker

67

Alvarez

66

Kurtz

Batting Average Leaders

.346

Lopez

.326

Arraez

.321

Díaz

Hit Leaders

123

Lopez

109

Arraez

104

Alvarez

Run Leaders

78

Wood

62

Alvarez

62

Turang

OBP Leaders

.429

Alvarez

.415

Kurtz

.407

Soto

SLG Leaders

.637

Alvarez

.575

Buxton

.567

Schwarber

SB Leaders

32

Nuñez

30

Witt

26

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Ashby

10

Burns

10

Wrobleski

Strikeout Leaders

156

Misiorowski

137

Cease

136

Sánchez

ERA Leaders

1.47

Misiorowski

2.00

Sánchez

2.08

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.78

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.90

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.65

Cease

13.50

Misiorowski

11.04

Skenes

K/BB Leaders

5.91

Sánchez

5.86

Schlittler

5.78

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

17

Rasmussen

18

Wrobleski

18

Martinez

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,671.5

Ohtani

1,303.6

Wood

1,251.9

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,142.6

Ohtani

970

Wood

938

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

55-36

51-36

52-37

49-39

49-40

Worst Record ATS

34-56

36-55

37-53

38-52

39-51

39-48

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	52	36	.591
Phillies	50	40	.556	3.0
Marlins	49	42	.538	4.5
Nationals	46	45	.505	7.5
Mets	37	53	.411	16.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	55	33	.625
Cubs	50	40	.556	6.0
Cardinals	47	40	.540	7.5
Pirates	46	45	.505	10.5
Reds	41	48	.461	14.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	59	32	.648
Diamondbacks	44	45	.494	14.0
Padres	44	45	.494	14.0
Giants	37	52	.416	21.0
Rockies	37	54	.407	22.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	52	35	.598
Yankees	49	40	.551	4.0
Blue Jays	42	48	.467	11.5
Orioles	42	49	.462	12.0
Red Sox	39	48	.448	13.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	47	42	.528
Guardians	47	44	.516	1.0
Twins	44	47	.484	4.0
Tigers	40	50	.444	7.5
Royals	36	54	.400	11.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	47	44	.516
Rangers	45	45	.500	1.5
Astros	45	47	.489	2.5
Athletics	41	49	.456	5.5
Angels	36	54	.400	10.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 6/21	MIL	@	ATL	9-4
Sun 6/21	CIN	@	NYY	4-1
Sun 6/21	SFG	@	MIA	1-2
Sun 6/21	WSH	@	TBR	3-4
Sun 6/21	CWS	@	DET	4-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 7/6	PHI	@	KCR	2:10 PM
Mon 7/6	NYY	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Mon 7/6	HOU	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Mon 7/6	NYM	@	ATL	7:15 PM
Mon 7/6	MIL	@	STL	7:45 PM

David Ortiz has hit the most career homers by a designated hitter, with 531 home runs.

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