most home runs in an mlb rookie season since 2020

Since 2020, Nick Kurtz has smashed the most home runs by a rookie, with 36 homers in 2025.

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	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	165	37.5
2	Munetaka Murakami M. Murakami	35	2026	CWS	127	454	82	94	16	1	77	92	6	196	1	3	553	217	52	0	1	8	3	.207	.347	.478	.825	83	17.6	.356	129	18.8
3	Kazuma Okamoto K. Okamoto	33	2026	TOR	156	568	81	132	26	0	92	59	6	183	1	1	636	257	59	0	3	0	15	.232	.310	.452	.762	83	7.9	.332	112	9.2
4	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
5	Sal Stewart S. Stewart	32	2026	CIN	162	623	87	164	25	0	112	63	4	155	15	8	700	285	57	0	10	5	16	.263	.330	.457	.787	96	12.9	.339	112	9.8
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	Carter Jensen C. Jensen	27	2026	KCR	149	527	80	126	35	2	81	65	4	170	2	1	603	246	64	0	7	1	4	.239	.323	.467	.790	84	12.1	.341	116	11.2
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	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
25	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

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Team Batting Leaders

23

Langeliers

RBI

69

Kurtz

AVG

.277

Bolte

Team Pitching Leaders

9

Ginn

140

Perkins

ERA

3.71

Ginn

Team Rankings

194

11th

699

20th

1,356

14th

ERA

5.51

29th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

Last Game

Astros

81 - 81

Final

Athletics

64 - 98

Sun 27 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

2

Rice

1

Peña

1

Montgomery

Playoffs RBI Leaders

6

Rice

4

Wells

4

Bellinger

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Doyle

1.000

Taylor

1.000

Sheets

Playoffs Hit Leaders

5

Rice

5

Harris

4

Merrill

Playoffs Run Leaders

3

Rice

3

Harris

3

Tatis

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Doyle

1.000

Taylor

1.000

Sheets

Playoffs SLG Leaders

4.000

Sheets

1.333

Rice

1.333

Velázquez

Playoffs SB Leaders

2

Chisholm

2

Acuña

2

Acuña

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

1

Schlittler

1

King

1

Fried

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

12

Sale

10

Schlittler

8

Burke

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Schlittler

0.00

Suarez

0.00

Miller

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Matsui

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

King

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

12.00

Sale

10.00

Schlittler

7.00

Abreu

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

0

Warren

0

Miller

MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

69.6

Rice

59

Schlittler

56.1

Albies

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

51

Rice

41

Albies

36.5

Schlittler

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

95-69

94-70

91-71

88-74

87-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-96

69-93

75-87

76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 9/13	NYM	@	NYY	0-2
Sun 9/13	LAA	@	WSH	5-6
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	TOR	1-8
Sun 9/13	CLE	@	MIN	9-2
Sun 9/13	CIN	@	MIL	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/3	CWS	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	ATL	@	LAD	4:00 PM
Sat 10/3	NYY	@	TBR	6:30 PM
Sat 10/3	SDP	@	MIL	8:30 PM
Sun 10/4	SDP	@	MIL	4:00 PM

Since 2020, Nick Kurtz has smashed the most home runs by a rookie, with 36 homers in 2025.

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5

5

4

3

3

3

1.000

1.000

1.000

4.000

1.333

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2

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0.00

0.00

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MLB Fantasy 2026

69.6

59

56.1

51

41

36.5

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MLB 2026 Standings

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

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