ranking MLB catchers for defense 2026

	NAME	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Victor Caratini V. Caratini	2026	MIN	33	104	6	20	1	0	1	15	10	7	24	0	0	126	24	2	0	5	0	3	.192	.294	.231	.524	8	-6.5	.252	55	-6.6
2	Travis d'Arnaud T. d'Arnaud	2026	LAA	14	35	5	7	1	0	1	3	3	2	7	0	0	40	11	2	0	0	0	1	.200	.300	.314	.614	4	-1	.286	78	-1
3	Elias Díaz E. Díaz	2026	KCR	9	19	2	4	2	0	1	3	1	0	4	0	0	20	9	3	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.474	.724	2	-0.1	.313	94	-0.1
4	J.C. Escarra	2026	NYY	16	46	4	8	3	1	0	6	3	0	11	0	0	49	13	4	0	0	0	1	.174	.224	.283	.507	2	-3.5	.228	41	-3.4
5	Aramis Garcia A. Garcia	2026	AZ	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	.300	87	0
6	Mitch Garver M. Garver	2026	SEA	23	56	9	9	1	0	1	3	14	0	22	0	0	70	13	2	0	0	0	0	.161	.329	.232	.561	6	-2.1	.279	80	-1.6
7	Eric Haase E. Haase	2026	SFG	8	22	5	6	2	0	2	4	1	0	5	0	0	23	14	4	0	0	0	1	.273	.304	.636	.941	4	1.5	.402	160	1.6
8	Austin Hedges A. Hedges	2026	CLE	21	57	11	15	4	0	1	4	7	0	15	1	1	65	22	5	0	1	0	0	.263	.338	.386	.724	8	0.4	.325	107	0.5
9	Jonah Heim J. Heim	2026	TOT	18	54	4	10	4	0	1	8	5	0	9	0	0	60	17	5	0	1	0	2	.185	.250	.315	.565	4	-3	.254	56	-3.1
10	Tyler Heineman T. Heineman	2026	TOR	25	60	4	9	0	0	0	3	1	2	14	0	0	67	9	0	4	0	0	2	.150	.190	.150	.340	0	-8.2	.163	-3	-8.1
11	Kyle Higashioka K. Higashioka	2026	TEX	22	71	7	15	1	0	2	8	6	0	23	0	0	77	22	3	0	0	0	4	.211	.273	.310	.583	6	-3.1	.266	66	-3
12	Danny Jansen D. Jansen	2026	TEX	29	88	6	17	4	1	2	9	10	4	28	0	1	103	29	7	1	0	0	5	.193	.304	.330	.633	10	-2	.293	85	-1.8
13	Carson Kelly C. Kelly	2026	CHC	33	110	15	33	6	0	2	17	15	1	20	0	0	126	45	8	0	0	0	3	.300	.389	.409	.798	19	4.5	.362	132	4.8
14	Sandy León S. León	2026	ATL	3	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	0	-0.3	.257	59	-0.3
15	James McCann J. McCann	2026	AZ	20	58	3	11	3	0	0	6	1	0	17	0	0	61	14	3	2	0	0	4	.190	.203	.241	.445	1	-5.7	.199	19	-5.8
16	Reese McGuire R. McGuire	2026	CWS	11	29	1	5	0	0	0	3	2	2	9	0	0	34	5	0	1	0	0	0	.172	.273	.172	.445	1	-2.5	.224	37	-2.5
17	Jhonny Pereda J. Pereda	2026	SEA	4	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	0	-1.6	.150	-7	-1.5
18	Salvador Perez S. Perez	2026	KCR	45	176	17	36	5	0	7	20	7	3	41	0	0	189	62	12	0	3	1	7	.205	.243	.352	.596	14	-8.4	.261	59	-9
19	Yohel Pozo Y. Pozo	2026	STL	13	27	0	7	1	0	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	27	8	1	0	0	0	3	.259	.259	.296	.556	2	-1.5	.247	55	-1.4
20	J.T. Realmuto	2026	PHI	29	98	10	22	4	0	1	8	6	3	18	0	0	108	29	5	0	1	0	1	.224	.287	.296	.583	8	-4.2	.268	66	-4.3
21	Luis Torrens L. Torrens	2026	NYM	23	60	6	12	5	0	0	10	3	2	14	0	0	66	17	5	1	0	0	0	.200	.262	.283	.545	4	-3.5	.251	59	-3.2
22	Jose Trevino J. Trevino	2026	CIN	11	29	2	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	5	0	0	32	5	1	2	0	0	0	.138	.167	.172	.339	0	-4.1	.156	-14	-4.3
23	Christian Vázquez C. Vázquez	2026	HOU	28	82	7	20	4	0	3	12	7	0	16	0	0	91	33	7	2	0	0	1	.244	.303	.402	.706	10	-0.2	.315	100	0
24	Austin Wynns A. Wynns	2026	ATH	14	39	3	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	10	0	0	43	3	0	1	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	-2	-6.9	.115	-40	-7
25	Tyler Stephenson T. Stephenson	2026	CIN	38	115	7	20	4	0	3	12	16	0	37	0	0	133	33	7	0	2	0	2	.174	.271	.287	.558	9	-6.2	.258	55	-7

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

20

Schwarber

17

Murakami

16

Judge

RBI Leaders

41

Pages

40

Hicks

38

Baldwin

Batting Average Leaders

.344

Lopez

.337

Langeliers

.333

Vargas

Hit Leaders

63

Lopez

57

De La Cruz

57

Langeliers

Run Leaders

39

Baldwin

39

Wood

38

Judge

OBP Leaders

.432

Kurtz

.423

Alvarez

.419

Ward

SLG Leaders

.671

Rice

.645

Moniak

.638

Alvarez

SB Leaders

20

Ramírez

19

Nuñez

16

Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

8

Ashby

6

Skenes

6

Schlittler

Strikeout Leaders

80

Misiorowski

80

Sánchez

75

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.35

Schlittler

1.51

Martinez

1.61

Martin

WHIP Leaders

0.71

Skenes

0.78

Schlittler

0.88

McGreevy

K/9 Leaders

14.12

Misiorowski

12.90

Cease

11.22

Warren

K/BB Leaders

7.88

Skenes

7.63

deGrom

6.18

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

8

Skenes

8

deGrom

9

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

859

Ohtani

675.6

Schwarber

673.6

Judge

DraftKings Points Leaders

585.6

Ohtani

500

Judge

497

Schwarber

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

31-16

29-17

27-18

28-19

Worst Record ATS

15-32

17-31

18-28

19-29

19-28

19-27

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	32	15	.681
Phillies	24	23	.511	8.0
Nationals	23	24	.489	9.0
Marlins	21	26	.447	11.0
Mets	20	26	.435	11.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Cubs	29	18	.617
Brewers	26	18	.591	1.5
Cardinals	27	19	.587	1.5
Pirates	24	23	.511	5.0
Reds	24	23	.511	5.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	29	18	.617
Padres	28	18	.609	0.5
Diamondbacks	22	23	.489	6.0
Giants	20	27	.426	9.0
Rockies	18	29	.383	11.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	30	15	.667
Yankees	28	19	.596	3.0
Blue Jays	21	25	.457	9.5
Orioles	21	26	.447	10.0
Red Sox	19	27	.413	11.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	26	22	.542
White Sox	24	22	.522	1.0
Twins	21	26	.447	4.5
Tigers	20	27	.426	5.5
Royals	20	27	.426	5.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	23	23	.500
Rangers	22	24	.478	1.0
Mariners	22	26	.458	2.0
Astros	19	29	.396	5.0
Angels	16	31	.340	7.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 5/3	TOR	@	MIN	3-4
Sun 5/3	BAL	@	NYY	3-11
Sun 5/3	MIL	@	WSH	2-3
Sun 5/3	HOU	@	BOS	3-1
Sun 5/3	CIN	@	PIT	0-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/18	BAL	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Mon 5/18	ATL	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Mon 5/18	CLE	@	DET	6:40 PM
Mon 5/18	CIN	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Mon 5/18	NYM	@	WSH	6:45 PM

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20

17

16

41

40

38

.344

.337

.333

63

57

57

39

39

38

.432

.423

.419

.671

.645

.638

20

19

16

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

8

6

6

80

80

75

1.35

1.51

1.61

0.71

0.78

0.88

14.12

12.90

11.22

7.88

7.63

6.18

8

8

9

MLB Fantasy 2026

859

675.6

673.6

585.6

500

497

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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