most mlb leadoff home runs 2026

Byron Buxton has smashed the most homers when leading off a game this season, with 5 homers.

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most MLB leadoff home runs by a player 2026
NAMEHRSEASONTMGABH2B3BRBIBBHBPSOPATBXBHSHSFIBBAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Byron Buxton
B. Buxton
5
2026
47
46
12
2
0
5
0
1
15
47
29
7
0
0
0
.261
.277
.630
.907
2Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
4
2026
58
49
16
4
0
4
8
1
17
58
32
8
0
0
0
.327
.431
.653
1.084
3James Wood
J. Wood
4
2026
64
53
15
3
0
4
11
0
22
64
30
7
0
0
0
.283
.406
.566
.972
4J.P. Crawford
J.P. Crawford
3
2026
31
25
8
1
0
3
6
0
4
31
18
4
0
0
0
.320
.452
.720
1.172
5Paul Goldschmidt
P. Goldschmidt
3
2026
12
12
5
1
1
3
0
0
1
12
17
5
0
0
0
.417
.417
1.417
1.833
6Yandy Díaz
Y. Díaz
3
2026
26
25
9
2
0
3
1
0
6
26
20
5
0
0
0
.360
.385
.800
1.185
7Zach Neto
Z. Neto
3
2026
58
51
10
4
0
3
7
0
21
58
23
7
0
0
0
.196
.293
.451
.744
8Xavier Edwards
X. Edwards
2
2026
23
22
7
2
0
2
1
0
2
23
15
4
0
0
0
.318
.348
.682
1.030
9Drake Baldwin
D. Baldwin
2
2026
9
8
2
0
0
2
1
0
3
9
8
2
0
0
0
.250
.333
1.000
1.333
10Spencer Horwitz
S. Horwitz
2
2026
11
11
3
0
0
2
0
0
0
11
9
2
0
0
0
.273
.273
.818
1.091
11Kevin McGonigle
K. McGonigle
2
2026
29
27
10
2
0
2
2
0
2
29
18
4
0
0
0
.370
.414
.667
1.080
12Jarren Duran
J. Duran
2
2026
38
35
10
1
1
2
3
0
5
38
19
4
0
0
0
.286
.342
.543
.885
13George Springer
G. Springer
2
2026
41
39
11
2
0
2
2
0
9
41
19
4
0
0
0
.282
.317
.487
.804
14Ronald Acuña Jr.
R. Acuña Jr.
2
2026
50
43
9
2
0
2
7
0
11
50
17
4
0
0
0
.209
.320
.395
.715
15Nick Kurtz
N. Kurtz
2
2026
26
20
5
1
0
2
6
0
9
26
12
3
0
0
0
.250
.423
.600
1.023
16Ketel Marte
K. Marte
2
2026
48
46
12
3
0
2
2
0
8
48
21
5
0
0
0
.261
.292
.457
.748
17Brandon Nimmo
B. Nimmo
2
2026
39
37
13
1
0
2
2
0
7
39
20
3
0
0
0
.351
.385
.541
.925
18Trea Turner
T. Turner
2
2026
51
47
12
3
0
2
4
0
14
51
21
5
0
0
0
.255
.314
.447
.761
19Brendan Donovan
B. Donovan
2
2026
19
14
4
2
0
2
3
2
3
19
12
4
0
0
0
.286
.474
.857
1.331
20Chase Meidroth
C. Meidroth
2
2026
25
20
8
2
0
2
5
0
2
25
16
4
0
0
0
.400
.520
.800
1.320
21JJ Wetherholt
JJ Wetherholt
2
2026
57
50
12
1
0
2
5
2
11
57
19
3
0
0
0
.240
.333
.380
.713
22Casey Schmitt
C. Schmitt
1
2026
6
6
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
6
4
1
0
0
0
.167
.167
.667
.833
23Travis Bazzana
T. Bazzana
1
2026
11
11
3
1
0
1
0
0
3
11
7
2
0
0
0
.273
.273
.636
.909
24Carlos Cortes
C. Cortes
1
2026
13
11
6
1
0
1
2
0
2
13
10
2
0
0
0
.545
.615
.909
1.524
25Will Smith
W. Smith
1
2026
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
4.000
5.000
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43
21
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34
29
.540
8.5
32
32
.500
11.0
29
35
.453
14.0
28
35
.444
14.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
38
23
.623
33
28
.541
5.0
34
30
.531
5.5
33
31
.516
6.5
31
31
.500
7.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
41
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.641
33
30
.524
7.5
32
30
.516
8.0
26
38
.406
15.0
24
40
.375
17.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
37
23
.617
37
26
.587
1.5
31
33
.484
8.0
30
34
.469
9.0
27
35
.435
11.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
36
29
.554
33
30
.524
2.0
30
35
.462
6.0
26
38
.406
9.5
25
39
.391
10.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
33
31
.516
31
32
.492
1.5
30
33
.476
2.5
29
36
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