most home runs by a rookie in a season since 2021

Since 2021, Nick Kurtz has crushed the most home runs by a rookie, with 36 home runs in 2025.

	NAME	HR	SEASON	TM	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	Nick Kurtz N. Kurtz	36	2025	ATH	117	420	90	122	26	2	86	63	2	151	2	1	488	260	64	0	3	3	4	.290	.383	.619	1.002	100	41.9	.419	170	40.4
2	Ryan Mountcastle R. Mountcastle	33	2021	BAL	144	534	77	136	23	1	89	41	4	161	4	3	586	260	57	0	7	2	12	.255	.309	.487	.796	81	10	.335	111	7.8
3	Adolis García A. García	31	2021	TEX	149	581	77	141	26	2	90	32	5	194	16	5	622	264	59	0	4	0	15	.243	.286	.454	.741	75	-0.1	.314	97	-2.5
4	Gunnar Henderson G. Henderson	28	2023	BAL	150	560	100	143	29	9	82	56	3	159	10	3	622	274	66	0	3	1	10	.255	.325	.489	.814	90	14.1	.346	123	16.9
5	Julio Rodríguez J. Rodríguez	28	2022	SEA	132	511	84	145	25	3	75	40	8	145	25	7	560	260	56	0	1	4	7	.284	.345	.509	.853	89	25.1	.366	145	28.7
6	Patrick Wisdom P. Wisdom	28	2021	CHC	106	338	54	78	13	0	61	32	4	153	4	1	374	175	41	0	0	1	7	.231	.305	.518	.823	55	9.9	.346	117	8
7	Corbin Carroll C. Carroll	25	2023	ARI	155	565	116	161	30	10	76	57	13	125	53	5	645	286	65	6	4	1	7	.285	.362	.506	.868	106	27.8	.370	132	25.7
8	Francisco Alvarez F. Alvarez	25	2023	NYM	123	382	51	80	12	0	63	34	6	110	2	0	423	167	37	0	1	0	14	.209	.284	.437	.721	49	-3.1	.310	96	-1.9
9	Bobby Dalbec B. Dalbec	25	2021	BOS	133	417	50	100	21	5	78	28	7	156	2	0	453	206	51	0	1	1	3	.240	.298	.494	.792	62	7.3	.334	106	3.3
10	Colton Cowser C. Cowser	24	2024	BAL	153	499	77	121	24	3	69	52	7	172	9	4	561	223	51	0	3	2	9	.242	.321	.447	.768	75	9.6	.331	118	11.7
11	Jackson Merrill J. Merrill	24	2024	SDP	156	554	77	162	31	6	90	29	1	101	16	3	593	277	61	4	5	1	2	.292	.326	.500	.826	89	19.7	.352	130	21
12	Triston Casas T. Casas	24	2023	BOS	132	429	66	113	21	2	65	70	1	126	0	0	502	210	47	0	2	2	7	.263	.367	.490	.856	82	20.4	.367	129	17.7
13	Spencer Steer S. Steer	23	2023	CIN	156	582	74	158	37	3	86	68	11	139	15	3	665	270	63	0	4	0	9	.271	.356	.464	.820	101	20.1	.355	117	13.9
14	James Outman J. Outman	23	2023	LAD	151	483	86	120	16	3	70	68	12	181	16	3	567	211	42	0	4	1	4	.248	.353	.437	.790	81	12.2	.344	118	12.4
15	Josh Jung J. Jung	23	2023	TEX	122	478	75	127	25	1	70	30	5	151	1	3	515	223	49	0	2	0	7	.266	.315	.467	.781	70	6.7	.334	113	7.8
16	Yainer Diaz Y. Diaz	23	2023	HOU	104	355	51	100	22	0	60	11	5	74	0	0	377	191	45	0	6	0	12	.282	.308	.538	.846	57	11	.354	127	12.2
17	Heliot Ramos H. Ramos	22	2024	SFG	121	475	54	128	23	3	72	37	2	135	6	1	518	223	48	0	4	2	12	.269	.322	.469	.792	73	11.9	.339	120	12.4
18	Lawrence Butler L. Butler	22	2024	OAK	125	412	63	108	24	2	57	35	0	108	18	0	451	202	48	0	4	0	8	.262	.317	.490	.807	65	12.5	.345	130	15.7
19	Jeremy Peña J. Peña	22	2022	HOU	136	521	72	132	20	2	63	22	6	135	11	2	555	222	44	1	5	0	5	.253	.289	.426	.715	63	-0.3	.309	102	1.4
20	Eric Haase E. Haase	22	2021	DET	98	351	48	81	12	1	61	26	2	119	2	0	381	161	35	0	2	0	11	.231	.286	.459	.745	47	0.6	.316	100	0
21	Colson Montgomery C. Montgomery	21	2025	CWS	71	255	43	61	9	1	55	25	2	83	0	0	283	135	31	0	1	1	3	.239	.311	.529	.840	43	9.7	.355	129	9.8
22	Agustín Ramírez A. Ramírez	21	2025	MIA	136	537	72	124	33	1	67	36	8	113	16	3	585	222	55	0	4	2	13	.231	.287	.413	.701	64	-5.4	.302	91	-6.3
23	Michael Busch M. Busch	21	2024	CHC	152	496	73	123	28	2	65	63	4	162	2	1	567	218	51	0	4	1	9	.248	.335	.440	.775	78	12	.336	117	11.8
24	Jackson Chourio J. Chourio	21	2024	MIL	148	528	80	145	29	4	79	39	3	121	22	7	573	245	54	1	2	4	7	.275	.327	.464	.791	80	13.1	.339	118	12.3
25	Anthony Volpe A. Volpe	21	2023	NYY	159	541	62	113	23	4	60	52	5	167	24	5	601	207	48	1	2	0	10	.209	.283	.383	.666	59	-14.1	.290	82	-12.8

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Team Batting Leaders

12

Langeliers

RBI

27

Langeliers

AVG

.343

Cortes

Team Pitching Leaders

4

Civale

47

Severino

ERA

2.59

Civale

Team Rankings

12th

190

13th

340

21st

ERA

4.36

20th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	22	21	.512
Mariners	22	23	.489	1.0
Rangers	21	22	.488	1.0
Astros	17	28	.378	6.0
Angels	16	28	.364	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 5/15	SFG	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Sat 5/16	SFG	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Sun 5/17	SFG	@	ATH	4:05 PM
Mon 5/18	ATH	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Tue 5/19	ATH	@	LAA	9:38 PM

Last Game

Cardinals

25 - 18

Final

Athletics

22 - 21

Thu 14 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

17

Schwarber

16

Judge

15

Murakami

RBI Leaders

38

Hicks

37

Olson

36

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.343

Marsh

.340

Langeliers

.339

Lopez

Hit Leaders

58

Lopez

55

Langeliers

53

De La Cruz

Run Leaders

37

Baldwin

36

Wood

36

Olson

OBP Leaders

.429

Alvarez

.428

Kurtz

.426

Greene

SLG Leaders

.677

Moniak

.667

Rice

.642

Alvarez

SB Leaders

18

Ramírez

18

Nuñez

15

Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

7

Ashby

6

Skenes

6

Soriano

Strikeout Leaders

80

Misiorowski

75

Cease

67

Sánchez

ERA Leaders

0.82

Ohtani

1.35

Schlittler

1.62

Martin

WHIP Leaders

0.64

Skenes

0.81

Schlittler

0.82

Ohtani

K/9 Leaders

14.12

Misiorowski

12.90

Cease

11.75

Luzardo

K/BB Leaders

8.00

Skenes

7.13

deGrom

6.56

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

7

Skenes

7

Rasmussen

8

deGrom

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

779.9

Ohtani

649.2

Judge

636.7

Wood

DraftKings Points Leaders

527.6

Ohtani

481

Judge

470

Olson

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

30-13

26-15

27-16

27-17

25-17

Worst Record ATS

11-32

17-28

16-26

17-26

18-25

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	30	13	.698
Nationals	21	23	.477	9.5
Phillies	20	23	.465	10.0
Marlins	20	24	.455	10.5
Mets	18	25	.419	12.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Cubs	27	16	.628
Brewers	24	17	.585	2.0
Cardinals	25	18	.581	2.0
Pirates	24	20	.545	3.5
Reds	23	21	.523	4.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Padres	25	18	.581
Dodgers	25	18	.581
Diamondbacks	20	22	.476	4.5
Giants	18	25	.419	7.0
Rockies	17	27	.386	8.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	28	14	.667
Yankees	27	17	.614	2.0
Orioles	20	24	.455	9.0
Blue Jays	19	24	.442	9.5
Red Sox	18	24	.429	10.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	24	21	.533
White Sox	21	21	.500	1.5
Twins	20	24	.455	3.5
Royals	19	24	.442	4.0
Tigers	19	25	.432	4.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	22	21	.512
Mariners	22	23	.489	1.0
Rangers	21	22	.488	1.0
Astros	17	28	.378	6.0
Angels	16	28	.364	6.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 4/29	TBR	@	CLE	1-3
Wed 4/29	LAA	@	CWS	2-3
Wed 4/29	SEA	@	MIN	5-3
Wed 4/29	BOS	@	TOR	1-8
Wed 4/29	CHC	@	SDP	5-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 5/14	SFG	@	LAD	10:10 PM
Fri 5/15	PHI	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Fri 5/15	BAL	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Fri 5/15	TOR	@	DET	6:45 PM
Fri 5/15	MIL	@	MIN	7:10 PM

Since 2021, Nick Kurtz has crushed the most home runs by a rookie, with 36 home runs in 2025.

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MLB Fantasy 2026

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527.6

481

470

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