which catcher is leading the mlb in batting average in 2026 so far

Victor Caratini has 60 strikeouts when batting above .000 this season.

	NAME	SO	AVG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Victor Caratini V. Caratini	60	.231	2026	MIN	82	260	24	60	9	0	7	37	26	9	0	0	303	90	16	0	8	1	5	.314	.346	.660	31	-5.5	.294	85	-5.1
2	Travis d'Arnaud T. d'Arnaud	7	.189	2026	LAA	15	37	5	7	1	0	1	3	3	2	0	0	42	11	2	0	0	0	1	.286	.297	.583	3	-1.6	.269	68	-1.6
3	Elias Díaz E. Díaz	26	.248	2026	TOT	47	117	12	29	8	0	4	16	2	1	0	0	122	49	12	1	1	0	1	.264	.419	.683	12	-2.3	.293	86	-2
4	J.C. Escarra	18	.188	2026	NYY	32	85	8	16	5	1	0	7	6	0	0	0	92	23	6	0	1	0	1	.239	.271	.510	4	-6.6	.228	42	-6.3
5	Aramis Garcia A. Garcia	6	.158	2026	AZ	8	19	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	19	6	1	0	0	0	0	.158	.316	.474	0	-1.8	.201	20	-1.8
6	Mitch Garver M. Garver	49	.175	2026	SEA	50	126	17	22	3	0	4	15	22	1	1	0	149	37	7	0	0	0	2	.302	.294	.596	13	-4.7	.278	81	-3.2
7	Eric Haase E. Haase	28	.162	2026	SFG	29	74	8	12	3	0	4	9	6	1	0	0	84	27	7	3	0	0	1	.235	.365	.599	6	-3.6	.263	66	-3.5
8	Austin Hedges A. Hedges	28	.276	2026	CLE	54	145	19	40	7	0	4	17	13	1	1	1	165	59	11	4	2	0	3	.335	.407	.742	21	1.4	.327	110	2
9	Jonah Heim J. Heim	43	.236	2026	TOT	63	212	24	50	12	0	11	35	15	2	0	0	232	95	23	0	3	0	5	.289	.448	.737	28	0.1	.317	99	-0.2
10	Tyler Heineman T. Heineman	23	.179	2026	TOT	45	112	9	20	2	1	1	8	5	3	1	0	126	27	4	6	0	0	5	.233	.241	.474	5	-10.1	.217	34	-9.7
11	Kyle Higashioka K. Higashioka	47	.218	2026	TEX	56	165	20	36	4	0	7	18	19	2	0	0	186	61	11	0	0	0	5	.306	.370	.676	20	-2.1	.303	94	-1.4
12	Alex Jackson A. Jackson	22	.308	2026	MIN	27	65	10	20	4	0	1	5	1	2	0	0	68	27	5	0	0	0	0	.338	.415	.754	9	0.9	.332	112	0.9
13	Danny Jansen D. Jansen	40	.171	2026	TEX	41	123	11	21	6	1	3	12	13	5	1	1	142	38	10	1	0	0	5	.277	.309	.586	11	-5.6	.268	69	-5.1
14	Carson Kelly C. Kelly	48	.260	2026	CHC	81	254	38	66	10	0	6	37	32	3	0	1	289	94	16	0	0	0	7	.349	.370	.720	36	2	.325	106	2
15	Sandy León S. León	18	.091	2026	ATL	21	44	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	4	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.182	-3	-8.4	.081	-59	-8.5
16	Luke Maile L. Maile	3	.250	2026	KCR	4	12	2	3	1	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	13	7	2	0	0	0	0	.308	.583	.891	2	0.6	.376	141	0.6
17	James McCann J. McCann	22	.289	2026	AZ	27	83	8	24	3	0	3	16	2	0	0	0	87	36	6	2	0	0	4	.306	.434	.740	11	0.4	.321	100	0.1
18	Reese McGuire R. McGuire	9	.172	2026	CWS	11	29	1	5	0	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	34	5	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.172	.445	1	-2.6	.221	36	-2.5
19	Brian Navarreto B. Navarreto	5	.143	2026	MIA	8	14	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	18	3	1	2	0	0	0	.250	.214	.464	1	-1.4	.223	35	-1.4
20	Jhonny Pereda J. Pereda	11	.270	2026	SEA	19	63	8	17	0	0	2	4	4	1	0	0	68	23	2	0	0	0	0	.324	.365	.689	8	-0.5	.308	102	0.2
21	Yohel Pozo Y. Pozo	6	.231	2026	TOT	21	39	0	9	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	40	10	1	0	1	0	5	.225	.256	.481	1	-3.5	.209	28	-3.4
22	J.T. Realmuto	63	.226	2026	PHI	80	266	31	60	13	0	8	37	22	9	3	0	300	97	21	0	3	0	6	.303	.365	.668	31	-4.5	.298	85	-5.6
23	Alí Sánchez A. Sánchez	14	.235	2026	NYY	28	51	5	12	2	0	1	7	1	2	0	0	55	17	3	0	1	0	1	.273	.333	.606	4	-2.2	.268	69	-2
24	Gary Sánchez G. Sánchez	35	.214	2026	MIL	59	154	28	33	6	1	8	26	36	2	0	0	193	65	15	0	1	0	6	.368	.422	.790	29	5.7	.353	123	5.5
25	Luis Torrens L. Torrens	41	.216	2026	NYM	66	185	23	40	12	0	2	20	12	4	0	0	203	58	14	2	0	0	1	.279	.314	.592	16	-8.1	.267	69	-7.7

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25

Buxton

RBI

63

Bell

AVG

.292

Jeffers

Team Pitching Leaders

9

Bradley

139

Bradley

ERA

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Team Rankings

132

13th

526

7th

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	58	52	.527
Guardians	56	55	.505	2.5
Twins	56	56	.500	3.0
Tigers	52	58	.473	6.0
Royals	46	65	.414	12.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 8/2	MIN	@	SEA	4:10 PM
Tue 8/4	MIN	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Wed 8/5	MIN	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Thu 8/6	MIN	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Fri 8/7	MIN	@	MIL	7:40 PM

Last Game

Twins

56 - 56

Final

Mariners

54 - 58

Sat 1 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

33

Schwarber

31

Rice

RBI Leaders

84

Stewart

83

Abrams

82

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.328

Arraez

.324

Alvarez

.322

Lopez

Hit Leaders

139

Lopez

136

Arraez

128

Alvarez

Run Leaders

99

Wood

75

Reynolds

75

Turner

OBP Leaders

.436

Alvarez

.408

Soto

.398

Wood

SLG Leaders

.641

Alvarez

.569

Rice

.563

Abrams

SB Leaders

39

Nuñez

30

Chisholm

30

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

13

Sánchez

13

Gray

12

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

185

Misiorowski

174

Cease

168

Williams

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

13.12

Cease

11.34

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.61

Misiorowski

6.35

Schlittler

6.10

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

20

Rasmussen

20

Martinez

21

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,918.5

Ohtani

1,648.8

Wood

1,531.8

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,328.6

Ohtani

1,225

Wood

1,148

Alvarez

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Best Record ATS

66-44

66-45

62-48

61-48

61-49

60-51

Worst Record ATS

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	65	45	.591
Phillies	57	53	.518	8.0
Marlins	57	55	.509	9.0
Nationals	55	56	.495	10.5
Mets	47	65	.420	19.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	68	41	.624
Cubs	62	48	.564	6.5
Pirates	55	56	.495	14.0
Cardinals	54	57	.486	15.0
Reds	52	57	.477	16.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	41	.627
Diamondbacks	58	52	.527	11.0
Padres	56	54	.509	13.0
Giants	47	63	.427	22.0
Rockies	43	67	.391	26.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	65	45	.591
Yankees	62	48	.564	3.0
Red Sox	58	51	.532	6.5
Orioles	54	56	.491	11.0
Blue Jays	52	59	.468	13.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	58	52	.527
Guardians	56	55	.505	2.5
Twins	56	56	.500	3.0
Tigers	52	58	.473	6.0
Royals	46	65	.414	12.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	56	55	.505
Rangers	55	55	.500	0.5
Mariners	54	58	.482	2.5
Athletics	45	65	.409	10.5
Angels	42	68	.382	13.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 7/17	TBR	@	BOS	0-10
Fri 7/17	CWS	@	TOR	12-4
Fri 7/17	BAL	@	HOU	3-2
Sat 7/18	PIT	@	CLE	7-1
Sat 7/18	MIN	@	CHC	2-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/1	SFG	@	SDP	8:40 PM
Sat 8/1	BOS	@	LAD	9:10 PM
Sat 8/1	MIL	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Sat 8/1	DET	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Sun 8/2	WSH	@	ATL	1:35 PM

Victor Caratini has 60 strikeouts when batting above .000 this season.

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