most mlb leadoff home runs in 2026

Byron Buxton has smashed the most home runs when leading off a game this season, with 6 homers.

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most MLB leadoff home runs by a player in 2026
NAMEHRSEASONTMGABH2B3BRBIBBHBPSOPATBXBHSHSFIBBAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Byron Buxton
B. Buxton
6
2026
48
47
13
2
0
6
0
1
15
48
33
8
0
0
0
.277
.292
.702
.994
2Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
5
2026
67
56
18
4
0
5
9
1
19
67
37
9
0
0
0
.321
.424
.661
1.085
3James Wood
J. Wood
5
2026
75
63
19
3
0
5
12
0
26
75
37
8
0
0
0
.302
.413
.587
1.001
4Yandy Díaz
Y. Díaz
4
2026
37
35
12
2
0
4
2
0
8
37
26
6
0
0
0
.343
.378
.743
1.121
5Zach Neto
Z. Neto
4
2026
70
62
11
4
0
4
8
0
24
70
27
8
0
0
0
.177
.271
.435
.707
6Pete Crow-Armstrong
P. Crow-Armstrong
3
2026
20
18
3
0
0
3
1
1
6
20
12
3
0
0
0
.167
.250
.667
.917
7Drake Baldwin
D. Baldwin
3
2026
10
9
3
0
0
3
1
0
3
10
12
3
0
0
0
.333
.400
1.333
1.733
8Spencer Horwitz
S. Horwitz
3
2026
20
19
7
1
0
3
0
1
1
20
17
4
0
0
0
.368
.400
.895
1.295
9J.P. Crawford
J.P. Crawford
3
2026
34
28
8
1
0
3
6
0
5
34
18
4
0
0
0
.286
.412
.643
1.055
10Paul Goldschmidt
P. Goldschmidt
3
2026
16
16
6
1
1
3
0
0
1
16
18
5
0
0
0
.375
.375
1.125
1.500
11Xavier Edwards
X. Edwards
2
2026
25
23
7
2
0
2
2
0
2
25
15
4
0
0
0
.304
.360
.652
1.012
12Carter Jensen
C. Jensen
2
2026
14
13
3
0
0
2
1
0
4
14
9
2
0
0
0
.231
.286
.692
.978
13Angel Martínez
A. Martínez
2
2026
9
8
2
0
0
2
1
0
1
9
8
2
0
0
0
.250
.333
1.000
1.333
14Kevin McGonigle
K. McGonigle
2
2026
35
32
12
3
0
2
3
0
3
35
21
5
0
0
0
.375
.429
.656
1.085
15Jarren Duran
J. Duran
2
2026
42
39
10
1
1
2
3
0
7
42
19
4
0
0
0
.256
.310
.487
.797
16George Springer
G. Springer
2
2026
51
47
12
2
0
2
4
0
12
51
20
4
0
0
0
.255
.314
.426
.739
17Ronald Acuña Jr.
R. Acuña Jr.
2
2026
53
46
10
2
0
2
7
0
13
53
18
4
0
0
0
.217
.321
.391
.712
18Nick Kurtz
N. Kurtz
2
2026
31
24
7
1
0
2
7
0
11
31
14
3
0
0
0
.292
.452
.583
1.035
19Ketel Marte
K. Marte
2
2026
59
56
13
3
0
2
3
0
10
59
22
5
0
0
0
.232
.271
.393
.664
20Brandon Nimmo
B. Nimmo
2
2026
39
37
13
1
0
2
2
0
7
39
20
3
0
0
0
.351
.385
.541
.925
21Trea Turner
T. Turner
2
2026
53
48
13
3
0
2
4
1
14
53
22
5
0
0
0
.271
.340
.458
.798
22Brendan 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
23Chase Meidroth
C. Meidroth
2
2026
28
23
8
2
0
2
5
0
4
28
16
4
0
0
0
.348
.464
.696
1.160
24JJ Wetherholt
JJ Wetherholt
2
2026
67
60
15
1
0
2
5
2
15
67
22
3
0
0
0
.250
.328
.367
.695
25Trevor Larnach
T. Larnach
1
2026
6
6
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
6
5
1
0
0
0
.333
.333
.833
1.167
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6/20
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27
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40
35
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39
36
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8.0
37
38
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10.0
34
41
.453
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45
27
.625
40
33
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5.5
39
36
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7.5
38
37
.507
8.5
35
38
.479
10.5
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.640
38
35
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9.0
38
36
.514
9.5
31
43
.419
16.5
28
47
.373
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45
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.616
41
30
.577
3.0
37
38
.493
9.0
35
41
.461
11.5
29
43
.403
15.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
39
34
.534
40
35
.533
36
40
.474
4.5
31
45
.408
9.5
30
44
.405
9.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
39
37
.513
37
38
.493
1.5
35
39
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3.0
35
41
.461
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