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Catchers batted .229 this season.

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	NAME	POSITION	AVG	SEASON	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Victor Caratini V. Caratini	Catcher	.220	2026	106	327	28	72	10	0	7	44	34	13	80	0	0	382	103	17	0	8	1	8	.312	.315	.627	35	-9.8	.285	80	-9
2	Travis d'Arnaud T. d'Arnaud	Catcher	.158	2026	32	76	7	12	3	0	1	3	6	2	24	0	0	84	18	4	0	0	0	1	.238	.237	.475	4	-6.4	.221	37	-6.2
3	Elias Díaz E. Díaz	Catcher	.234	2026	87	218	21	51	13	0	8	35	9	2	58	0	0	237	88	21	4	4	1	2	.266	.404	.670	22	-5.7	.287	83	-4.8
4	J.C. Escarra	Catcher	.188	2026	32	85	8	16	5	1	0	7	6	0	18	0	0	92	23	6	0	1	0	1	.239	.271	.510	4	-6.6	.228	41	-6.4
5	Aramis Garcia A. Garcia	Catcher	.158	2026	8	19	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	6	0	0	19	6	1	0	0	0	0	.158	.316	.474	0	-1.8	.202	21	-1.8
6	Mitch Garver M. Garver	Catcher	.175	2026	50	126	17	22	3	0	4	15	22	1	49	1	0	149	37	7	0	0	0	2	.302	.294	.596	13	-4.6	.278	82	-3.1
7	Eric Haase E. Haase	Catcher	.162	2026	29	74	8	12	3	0	4	9	6	1	28	0	0	84	27	7	3	0	0	1	.235	.365	.599	6	-3.6	.264	66	-3.5
8	Austin Hedges A. Hedges	Catcher	.247	2026	78	215	25	53	10	0	6	25	25	1	45	1	1	247	81	16	4	2	0	5	.325	.377	.702	29	-0.7	.313	99	-0.2
9	Jonah Heim J. Heim	Catcher	.204	2026	105	358	34	73	19	0	13	43	27	2	70	0	0	390	131	32	0	3	0	11	.262	.366	.627	33	-12.9	.275	66	-15.6
10	Tyler Heineman T. Heineman	Catcher	.175	2026	75	177	15	31	3	1	1	10	5	6	30	1	0	200	39	5	12	0	0	8	.223	.220	.444	6	-18.1	.204	25	-17.5
11	Kyle Higashioka K. Higashioka	Catcher	.218	2026	56	165	20	36	4	0	7	18	19	2	47	0	0	186	61	11	0	0	0	5	.306	.370	.676	20	-2	.303	95	-1.2
12	Alex Jackson A. Jackson	Catcher	.304	2026	33	69	12	21	4	0	1	5	2	2	24	0	0	73	28	5	0	0	0	0	.342	.406	.748	10	0.9	.331	112	1
13	Danny Jansen D. Jansen	Catcher	.203	2026	67	197	21	40	9	1	8	26	18	8	55	1	1	227	75	18	4	0	1	6	.296	.381	.677	24	-3	.300	93	-2
14	Carson Kelly C. Kelly	Catcher	.258	2026	120	380	57	98	15	0	10	58	40	5	70	0	1	425	143	25	0	0	0	11	.336	.376	.713	52	1.2	.320	103	1.3
15	Sandy León S. León	Catcher	.091	2026	21	44	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	44	4	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.182	-3	-8.4	.081	-60	-8.5
16	Luke Maile L. Maile	Catcher	.159	2026	18	44	2	7	2	0	1	5	4	0	14	0	0	48	12	3	0	0	0	2	.229	.273	.502	2	-3.4	.228	37	-3.5
17	James McCann J. McCann	Catcher	.282	2026	51	156	17	44	6	0	7	28	6	1	42	0	0	166	71	13	2	1	0	6	.311	.455	.766	22	2.1	.332	109	1.7
18	Reese McGuire R. McGuire	Catcher	.172	2026	11	29	1	5	0	0	0	3	2	2	9	0	0	34	5	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.172	.445	1	-2.6	.221	36	-2.5
19	Brian Navarreto B. Navarreto	Catcher	.135	2026	32	52	8	7	3	0	1	3	2	2	21	0	0	61	13	4	4	1	0	0	.193	.250	.443	1	-5.8	.199	19	-6
20	Jhonny Pereda J. Pereda	Catcher	.300	2026	31	90	12	27	2	0	2	8	9	1	20	0	0	101	35	4	0	1	0	1	.366	.389	.755	14	1.7	.338	124	2.8
21	Yohel Pozo Y. Pozo	Catcher	.250	2026	37	60	4	15	1	0	1	7	1	0	9	1	0	62	19	2	0	1	0	6	.258	.317	.575	4	-3.3	.251	58	-3.1
22	J.T. Realmuto	Catcher	.205	2026	123	414	52	85	19	0	11	51	37	10	100	3	0	467	137	30	0	6	0	9	.283	.331	.614	40	-15.5	.275	68	-18.1
23	Alí Sánchez A. Sánchez	Catcher	.244	2026	51	86	7	21	2	0	1	8	1	3	25	0	1	92	26	3	1	1	0	2	.275	.302	.577	7	-4.3	.258	61	-4.1
24	Gary Sánchez G. Sánchez	Catcher	.209	2026	86	225	37	47	10	1	12	38	46	3	59	0	0	275	95	23	0	1	1	8	.349	.422	.771	38	5.7	.342	117	5.5
25	Luis Torrens L. Torrens	Catcher	.235	2026	91	255	37	60	14	0	9	41	18	4	59	1	0	281	101	23	3	1	0	3	.295	.396	.691	30	-2.8	.304	92	-2.7
	Total		.229		6,225	18,430	2,205	4,224	789	24	661	2,426	1,740	259	4,769	78	36	20,704	7,044	1,474	119	156	36	409	.302	.382	.685	2215	-237.6	.302	90	-248.2

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

43

Alonso

RBI Leaders

116

Burleson

113

Alonso

111

Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Alvarez

.311

Moreno

.310

Arraez

Hit Leaders

191

Lopez

185

Arraez

181

Tatis

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

113

Arozarena

106

Vargas

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.390

Rumfield

.389

Bauers

SLG Leaders

.601

Alvarez

.570

Crow-Armstrong

.534

Rice

SB Leaders

49

Nuñez

46

Simpson

45

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

18

Gray

16

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

252

Misiorowski

248

Williams

239

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.80

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

2.16

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

12.98

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.11

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.45

Sale

5.73

Misiorowski

5.44

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

26

Martinez

31

Sale

32

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,357.3

Crow-Armstrong

2,289.3

Ohtani

2,096

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,789

Crow-Armstrong

1,613.6

Ohtani

1,571

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

93-69

92-70

91-71

88-74

87-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-93

75-87

76-86

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