which mlb rookie has the most home runs this year

Munetaka Murakami has launched the most home runs by a rookie this season, with 29 home runs.

	NAME	HR	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Munetaka Murakami M. Murakami	29	2026	CWS	93	333	68	75	13	0	58	70	2	133	1	3	406	175	42	0	1	7	2	.225	.362	.526	.888	68	20.1	.378	145	21
2	Sal Stewart S. Stewart	27	2026	CIN	129	491	70	127	24	0	96	55	4	122	12	4	557	232	51	0	7	5	14	.259	.334	.473	.806	79	13.5	.346	113	8.9
3	Kazuma Okamoto K. Okamoto	26	2026	TOR	125	461	67	106	18	0	74	42	6	155	1	1	511	202	44	0	2	0	9	.230	.301	.438	.740	63	2.6	.323	107	4.4
4	Carter Jensen C. Jensen	17	2026	KCR	120	420	57	93	25	1	57	50	2	137	1	1	477	171	43	0	5	1	4	.221	.304	.407	.711	54	-1.9	.311	95	-2.6
5	JJ Wetherholt	16	2026	STL	124	482	85	116	14	0	46	62	16	91	13	1	562	178	30	0	2	2	5	.241	.345	.369	.714	69	2.8	.322	104	2.9
6	Samuel Basallo S. Basallo	16	2026	BAL	89	292	34	69	9	1	46	26	2	85	0	0	322	128	26	0	2	2	6	.236	.301	.438	.740	39	0.8	.319	105	1.9
7	Carson Benge C. Benge	15	2026	NYM	123	463	65	126	16	3	51	37	6	109	18	4	507	193	34	0	1	0	7	.272	.333	.417	.750	66	6	.331	112	7.3
8	Bryce Eldridge B. Eldridge	14	2026	SFG	85	303	41	75	15	0	34	43	0	92	1	0	347	132	29	0	1	1	0	.248	.340	.436	.776	48	6.8	.341	118	7.3
9	Esmerlyn Valdez E. Valdez	14	2026	PIT	59	196	34	48	12	1	41	35	1	87	0	1	235	104	27	0	3	0	6	.245	.357	.531	.888	40	12.1	.380	139	11
10	Owen Caissie O. Caissie	13	2026	MIA	94	259	38	58	13	0	52	22	4	111	5	1	292	110	26	0	7	0	3	.224	.288	.425	.712	32	-2.1	.308	91	-3
11	Kevin McGonigle K. McGonigle	13	2026	DET	124	476	82	135	22	3	53	78	3	78	12	1	560	202	38	0	3	1	5	.284	.386	.424	.810	86	19.9	.360	133	21.2
12	Chase DeLauter C. DeLauter	13	2026	CLE	108	406	49	116	22	1	57	48	0	64	9	2	457	179	36	0	3	0	8	.286	.359	.441	.800	67	13.1	.352	128	14.6
13	TJ Rumfield	13	2026	COL	124	440	54	128	25	2	60	50	9	71	0	0	501	196	40	0	2	0	4	.291	.373	.445	.819	78	18.3	.362	116	9.5
14	Joe Mack J. Mack	12	2026	MIA	78	229	32	53	7	0	36	16	2	64	0	0	251	96	19	4	0	0	6	.231	.287	.419	.707	28	-1.5	.309	92	-2.3
15	Victor Mesa Jr. V. Mesa Jr.	10	2026	TBR	56	159	20	34	3	2	22	16	1	40	6	3	179	71	15	2	1	0	2	.214	.288	.447	.735	21	0.3	.318	102	0.4
16	Nathan Church N. Church	9	2026	STL	110	327	40	77	10	1	41	19	3	68	8	4	355	116	20	1	5	0	5	.235	.280	.355	.634	31	-10.6	.279	75	-10.5
17	Travis Bazzana T. Bazzana	9	2026	CLE	95	352	40	85	16	2	39	46	4	88	18	5	405	132	27	0	3	1	2	.241	.333	.375	.708	48	0	.316	103	1.4
18	Colt Emerson C. Emerson	8	2026	SEA	69	221	24	42	6	1	23	15	2	83	3	1	241	74	15	1	2	0	3	.190	.246	.335	.581	17	-11.7	.256	66	-9.4
19	Brandon Valenzuela B. Valenzuela	8	2026	TOR	76	209	25	48	9	0	21	23	1	63	1	0	235	81	17	1	1	0	3	.230	.308	.388	.695	26	-1.5	.308	97	-0.7
20	Sam Antonacci S. Antonacci	8	2026	CWS	108	370	64	99	18	2	36	33	23	68	16	7	430	145	28	3	1	0	1	.268	.363	.392	.755	59	8.3	.340	119	9.3
21	Spencer Jones S. Jones	7	2026	NYY	55	153	18	35	7	1	21	16	1	62	7	0	170	65	15	0	0	1	0	.229	.306	.425	.731	20	0.3	.318	104	0.8
22	Drew Gilbert D. Gilbert	7	2026	SFG	103	270	36	65	10	3	31	29	6	55	1	4	309	102	20	2	2	2	6	.241	.326	.378	.704	35	-1.2	.312	98	-0.7
23	Tristan Peters T. Peters	7	2026	CWS	123	340	46	91	25	3	43	28	5	69	6	2	379	143	35	4	2	0	0	.268	.331	.421	.751	49	4.2	.330	111	5
24	Brice Matthews B. Matthews	7	2026	HOU	82	208	23	41	5	1	22	15	0	71	4	4	226	69	13	2	1	0	3	.197	.250	.332	.582	16	-10.7	.257	62	-10
25	A.J. Ewing	7	2026	NYM	88	319	40	78	16	1	28	35	2	96	17	7	362	117	24	3	3	0	1	.245	.320	.367	.687	40	-2.8	.307	96	-1.9

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Team Batting Leaders

29

Murakami

RBI

74

Vargas

AVG

.270

Meidroth

Team Pitching Leaders

9

Martin

158

Burke

ERA

2.01

Taylor

Team Rankings

171

3rd

611

7th

1,083

15th

ERA

4.06

14th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	67	61	.523
Guardians	63	66	.488	4.5
Twins	63	66	.488	4.5
Tigers	61	67	.477	6.0
Royals	56	74	.431	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/22	NYM	@	CWS	7:10 PM
Sun 8/23	NYM	@	CWS	2:10 PM
Mon 8/24	TEX	@	CWS	7:40 PM
Tue 8/25	TEX	@	CWS	7:40 PM
Wed 8/26	TEX	@	CWS	7:40 PM

Last Game

Mets

58 - 71

Final

White Sox

67 - 61

Fri 21 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

96

Stewart

96

Walker

93

Burleson

Batting Average Leaders

.322

Arraez

.321

Alvarez

.311

Gonzales

Hit Leaders

158

Arraez

154

Lopez

148

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

91

Crow-Armstrong

89

Olson

OBP Leaders

.434

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.396

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.618

Alvarez

.554

Crow-Armstrong

.552

Ohtani

SB Leaders

42

Nuñez

35

Simpson

33

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

14

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

216

Misiorowski

201

Williams

201

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.68

Misiorowski

2.16

Schlittler

2.20

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.95

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.41

Misiorowski

13.14

Cease

11.70

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.55

Misiorowski

5.93

Sale

5.52

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,179.8

Ohtani

1,813.2

Crow-Armstrong

1,727

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,527.6

Ohtani

1,377

Crow-Armstrong

1,294

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

77-51

75-55

72-57

72-58

71-58

70-58

Worst Record ATS

49-80

52-77

53-76

56-73

58-71

59-70

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	75	54	.581
Phillies	71	58	.550	4.0
Marlins	65	64	.504	10.0
Nationals	61	69	.469	14.5
Mets	58	71	.450	17.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	80	49	.620
Cubs	74	55	.574	6.0
Cardinals	66	64	.508	14.5
Pirates	63	67	.485	17.5
Reds	61	68	.473	19.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	78	51	.605
Padres	69	60	.535	9.0
Diamondbacks	68	61	.527	10.0
Giants	52	76	.406	25.5
Rockies	50	78	.391	27.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	76	52	.594
Yankees	73	55	.570	3.0
Red Sox	69	59	.539	7.0
Blue Jays	63	67	.485	14.0
Orioles	62	67	.481	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	67	61	.523
Twins	63	66	.488	4.5
Guardians	63	66	.488	4.5
Tigers	61	67	.477	6.0
Royals	56	74	.431	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	65	64	.504
Rangers	64	65	.496	1.0
Mariners	61	68	.473	4.0
Angels	51	78	.395	14.0
Athletics	49	80	.380	16.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 8/7	TOR	@	PHI	5-4
Fri 8/7	NYM	@	PIT	6-4
Fri 8/7	CIN	@	WSH	3-5
Fri 8/7	ATL	@	NYY	2-3
Fri 8/7	LAA	@	MIA	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/22	TOR	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Sat 8/22	ATL	@	MIL	2:10 PM
Sat 8/22	WSH	@	MIA	4:10 PM
Sat 8/22	STL	@	PHI	6:05 PM
Sat 8/22	LAA	@	TEX	7:05 PM

Munetaka Murakami has launched the most home runs by a rookie this season, with 29 home runs.

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