most plate appearances by mlb rookie left fielder since 1947

Since 1947, Hideki Matsui has the most plate appearances by a rookie left fielder, with 695 plate appearances in 2003.

	NAME	PA	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Hideki Matsui H. Matsui	695	2003	NYY	163	623	82	179	42	1	16	106	63	3	86	2	2	271	59	0	6	5	25	.287	.353	.435	.788	94	8.4	.342	109	7.5
2	Ralph Garr R. Garr	693	1971	ATL	154	639	101	219	24	6	9	44	30	2	68	30	14	282	39	18	4	1	7	.343	.372	.441	.813	100	29.2	.368	125	19.3
3	Vince Coleman V. Coleman	692	1985	STL	151	636	107	170	20	10	1	40	50	0	115	110	25	213	31	5	1	1	3	.267	.320	.335	.655	68	-11	.297	88	-9.4
4	Jose Canseco J. Canseco	682	1986	OAK	157	600	85	144	29	1	33	117	65	8	175	15	7	274	63	0	9	1	12	.240	.318	.457	.775	90	10.9	.341	114	11.7
5	Frank Robinson F. Robinson	668	1956	CIN	152	572	122	166	27	6	38	83	64	20	95	8	4	319	71	8	4	7	14	.290	.379	.558	.936	120	42.9	.407	145	36.4
6	Warren Cromartie W. Cromartie	662	1977	MON	155	620	64	175	41	7	5	50	33	4	40	10	3	245	53	2	3	3	15	.282	.321	.395	.716	74	-3.4	.317	94	-5.1
7	Andrew Benintendi A. Benintendi	658	2017	BOS	151	573	84	155	26	1	20	90	70	6	112	20	5	243	47	1	8	7	16	.271	.352	.424	.776	86	6.2	.332	102	1.2
8	Lew Ford L. Ford	658	2004	MIN	154	569	89	170	31	4	15	72	67	13	75	20	2	254	50	2	7	3	15	.299	.381	.446	.827	99	17.6	.362	118	15.2
9	Jeff Conine J. Conine	658	1993	FLA	162	595	75	174	24	3	12	79	52	5	135	2	2	240	39	0	6	2	14	.292	.351	.403	.754	85	6.2	.338	105	4.3
10	Jim Greengrass J. Greengrass	656	1953	CIN	154	606	86	173	22	7	20	100	47	3	83	6	4	269	49	0			18	.285	.340	.444	.784	88	9.4	.354	100	-0.2
11	Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski	643	1961	BOS	148	583	71	155	31	6	11	80	50	3	96	6	5	231	48	2	5	3	19	.266	.324	.396	.721	74	-1.7	.320	88	-10.1
12	Steven Kwan S. Kwan	638	2022	CLE	147	563	89	168	25	7	6	52	62	7	60	19	5	225	38	2	4	2	9	.298	.373	.400	.772	89	16	.341	126	18.7
13	Steve Kemp S. Kemp	636	1977	DET	151	552	75	142	29	4	18	88	71	5	93	3	3	233	51	1	7	0	11	.257	.343	.422	.765	83	9.2	.342	108	5.8
14	Jim Rice J. Rice	613	1975	BOS	144	564	92	174	29	4	22	102	36	4	122	10	5	277	55	1	8	7	19	.309	.350	.491	.841	92	24.6	.375	126	17.9
15	Greg Luzinski G. Luzinski	611	1972	PHI	150	563	66	158	33	5	18	68	42	3	114	0	4	255	56	0	3	4	14	.281	.332	.453	.785	82	22.2	.355	120	13.3
16	Gary Matthews G. Matthews	605	1973	SFG	148	540	74	162	22	10	12	58	58	1	83	17	5	240	44	3	3	7	12	.300	.367	.444	.812	87	20.4	.363	122	15.6
17	Randy Arozarena R. Arozarena	604	2021	TBR	141	529	94	145	32	3	20	69	56	14	170	20	10	243	55	0	5	4	9	.274	.356	.459	.815	91	17.6	.350	128	20.4
18	Mitchell Page M. Page	592	1977	OAK	145	501	85	154	28	8	21	75	78	6	95	42	5	261	57	4	3	6	7	.307	.405	.521	.926	107	38.1	.404	157	39.7
19	Gene Richards G. Richards	591	1977	SDP	146	525	79	152	16	11	5	32	60	2	80	56	12	205	32	2	2	12	9	.290	.363	.390	.754	73	4.6	.333	108	5.8
20	Gino Cimoli G. Cimoli	590	1957	BKN	142	532	88	156	22	5	10	57	39	4	86	3	1	218	37	10	5	1	11	.293	.343	.410	.753	74	8.1	.336	100	-0.2
21	Trey Mancini T. Mancini	586	2017	BAL	147	543	65	159	26	4	24	78	33	6	139	1	0	265	54	0	4	1	12	.293	.338	.488	.826	85	14	.349	116	11.7
22	Billy Williams B. Williams	584	1961	CHC	146	529	75	147	20	7	25	86	45	5	70	6	0	256	52	1	4	11	11	.278	.338	.484	.822	83	14.1	.354	111	7.9
23	Masataka Yoshida M. Yoshida	580	2023	BOS	140	537	71	155	33	3	15	72	34	7	81	8	0	239	51	0	2	0	20	.289	.338	.445	.783	80	9.7	.339	110	6.6
24	Marty Cordova M. Cordova	579	1995	MIN	137	512	81	142	27	4	24	84	52	10	111	20	7	249	55	0	5	1	10	.277	.352	.486	.839	88	15.8	.366	115	11
25	Jackson Chourio J. Chourio	573	2024	MIL	148	528	80	145	29	4	21	79	39	3	121	22	7	245	54	1	2	4	7	.275	.327	.464	.791	80	13.1	.339	118	12.3

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31

Rice

RBI

73

Rice

AVG

.269

Rice

Team Pitching Leaders

10

Schlittler

165

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ERA

1.30

Headrick

Team Rankings

153

2nd

506

10th

974

7th

ERA

3.31

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	64	44	.593
Yankees	61	48	.560	3.5
Red Sox	57	51	.528	7.0
Orioles	53	56	.486	11.5
Blue Jays	50	59	.459	14.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/1	NYY	@	CHC	7:15 PM
Sun 8/2	NYY	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Mon 8/3	STL	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Tue 8/4	STL	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Wed 8/5	STL	@	NYY	7:05 PM

Last Game

Yankees

61 - 48

Final

White Sox

57 - 51

Thu 30 Jul 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

33

Schwarber

31

Rice

RBI Leaders

82

Abrams

80

Stewart

80

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.328

Arraez

.325

Lopez

.321

Alvarez

Hit Leaders

138

Lopez

135

Arraez

126

Alvarez

Run Leaders

99

Wood

74

Alvarez

74

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.408

Soto

.400

Wood

SLG Leaders

.640

Alvarez

.572

Rice

.566

García

SB Leaders

39

Nuñez

30

Chisholm

30

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

13

Sánchez

13

Gray

12

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

185

Misiorowski

168

Williams

167

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.58

Misiorowski

2.04

Schlittler

2.08

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.91

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.87

Misiorowski

13.26

Cease

11.34

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.61

Misiorowski

6.35

Schlittler

5.89

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

19

Rasmussen

20

Martinez

21

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,887.1

Ohtani

1,645.8

Wood

1,512.8

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,305.6

Ohtani

1,222

Wood

1,134

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

66-44

64-44

62-46

60-48

60-49

Worst Record ATS

42-68

42-67

49-60

50-59

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	64	45	.587
Phillies	57	52	.523	7.0
Marlins	55	55	.500	9.5
Nationals	55	55	.500	9.5
Mets	47	63	.427	17.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	67	41	.620
Cubs	62	47	.569	5.5
Pirates	55	55	.500	13.0
Cardinals	54	55	.495	13.5
Reds	51	57	.472	16.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	40	.633
Diamondbacks	57	52	.523	12.0
Padres	55	54	.505	14.0
Giants	47	62	.431	22.0
Rockies	42	67	.385	27.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	64	44	.593
Yankees	61	48	.560	3.5
Red Sox	57	51	.528	7.0
Orioles	53	56	.486	11.5
Blue Jays	50	59	.459	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	57	51	.528
Guardians	56	54	.509	2.0
Twins	55	55	.500	3.0
Tigers	51	58	.468	6.5
Royals	46	64	.418	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	55	54	.505
Astros	55	55	.500	0.5
Mariners	53	57	.482	2.5
Athletics	45	64	.413	10.0
Angels	42	67	.385	13.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 7/12	SEA	@	TBR	8-2
Sun 7/12	CLE	@	MIA	5-2
Sun 7/12	ATH	@	CWS	1-9
Sun 7/12	ATL	@	STL	4-3
Sun 7/12	HOU	@	TEX	5-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 7/31	PIT	@	CIN	6:10 PM
Fri 7/31	PHI	@	BAL	7:05 PM
Fri 7/31	STL	@	TOR	7:07 PM
Fri 7/31	CWS	@	TBR	7:10 PM
Fri 7/31	AZ	@	CLE	7:10 PM

Since 1947, Hideki Matsui has the most plate appearances by a rookie left fielder, with 695 plate appearances in 2003.

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