most career home runs as a designated hitter

David Ortiz has smashed the most career home runs 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	306	1,123	4,134	781	1,170	214	47	739	608	30	1,214	171	45	4,797	2,396	567	0	25	104	55	.283	.377	.580	.956	897	324.6	.397	156	318.7
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	205	791	2,869	507	864	180	6	578	427	46	653	10	2	3,371	1,671	391	0	29	65	65	.301	.397	.582	.979	662	259.8	.408	167	267.7
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	85.6
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	149	705	2,572	357	675	119	1	413	321	13	710	3	1	2,924	1,243	269	0	18	9	63	.262	.345	.483	.828	448	101.3	.356	126	93.3
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	Kyle Schwarber K. Schwarber	127	423	1,583	286	384	57	3	299	287	22	564	17	6	1,904	828	187	0	12	13	11	.243	.364	.523	.887	325	101	.378	142	95.6
21	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
22	Jorge Soler J. Soler	125	570	2,051	309	500	115	3	329	261	31	638	5	1	2,360	996	243	0	17	7	58	.244	.336	.486	.821	351	64.2	.349	120	58.6
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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Team Batting Leaders

23

Contreras

RBI

70

Contreras

AVG

.288

Contreras

Team Pitching Leaders

14

Gray

110

Tolle

ERA

2.78

Gray

Team Rankings

116

24th

492

20th

965

14th

ERA

3.49

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	68	46	.596
Yankees	64	51	.557	4.5
Red Sox	62	51	.549	5.5
Orioles	56	58	.491	12.0
Blue Jays	54	61	.470	14.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 8/6	CWS	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Fri 8/7	ATH	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Sat 8/8	ATH	@	BOS	4:10 PM
Sun 8/9	ATH	@	BOS	1:35 PM
Mon 8/10	BOS	@	TOR	7:07 PM

Last Game

White Sox

59 - 54

Final

Red Sox

62 - 51

Wed 5 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

33

Caminero

33

Goodman

RBI Leaders

88

Abrams

86

Stewart

85

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.329

Alvarez

.324

Arraez

.320

Lopez

Hit Leaders

142

Lopez

139

Arraez

136

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

78

Crow-Armstrong

78

Alvarez

OBP Leaders

.442

Alvarez

.408

Soto

.399

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.640

Alvarez

.560

García

.559

Caminero

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

30

Simpson

30

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

14

Sánchez

14

Gray

13

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

195

Misiorowski

178

Williams

174

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.63

Misiorowski

2.08

Sale

2.26

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.73

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.82

Misiorowski

13.12

Cease

11.53

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.72

Misiorowski

6.10

Rasmussen

5.52

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

20

Rasmussen

20

Martinez

24

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,989.6

Ohtani

1,661.5

Wood

1,609.1

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,384.6

Ohtani

1,234

Wood

1,209

Crow-Armstrong

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

67-46

67-49

65-49

62-51

63-52

62-53

Worst Record ATS

43-72

46-69

49-66

51-64

52-62

53-62

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	69	45	.605
Phillies	61	54	.530	8.5
Marlins	58	57	.504	11.5
Nationals	56	60	.483	14.0
Mets	49	66	.426	20.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	71	43	.623
Cubs	66	49	.574	5.5
Cardinals	57	58	.496	14.5
Pirates	57	59	.491	15.0
Reds	55	58	.487	15.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	46	.600
Diamondbacks	61	54	.530	8.0
Padres	59	56	.513	10.0
Giants	48	67	.417	21.0
Rockies	45	70	.391	24.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	68	46	.596
Yankees	64	51	.557	4.5
Red Sox	62	51	.549	5.5
Orioles	56	58	.491	12.0
Blue Jays	54	61	.470	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	59	54	.522
Guardians	57	58	.496	3.0
Twins	56	59	.487	4.0
Tigers	55	59	.482	4.5
Royals	48	67	.417	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	59	57	.509
Rangers	57	58	.496	1.5
Mariners	56	59	.487	2.5
Athletics	45	69	.395	13.0
Angels	43	71	.377	15.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 7/22	PIT	@	NYY	5-3
Wed 7/22	BAL	@	BOS	3-6
Wed 7/22	NYM	@	MIL	3-4
Wed 7/22	WSH	@	COL	8-0
Wed 7/22	CIN	@	SEA	5-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 8/6	PIT	@	MIL	2:10 PM
Thu 8/6	TOR	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Thu 8/6	DET	@	SEA	4:10 PM
Thu 8/6	WSH	@	PHI	6:05 PM
Thu 8/6	CWS	@	BOS	7:10 PM

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

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