who has the most home runs in their last season

David Ortiz smashed the most home runs by an inactive or retired player in his last season, with 38 home runs in 2016.

	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	David Ortiz D. Ortiz	38	2016	BOS	151	537	79	169	48	1	127	80	2	86	2	0	626	333	87	0	7	15	22	.315	.401	.620	1.021	126	52.2	.419	163	47.1
2	Kyle Seager K. Seager	35	2021	SEA	159	603	73	128	29	1	101	59	4	161	3	1	670	264	65	0	4	2	7	.212	.285	.438	.723	77	-3.8	.308	98	-1.4
3	Dave Kingman D. Kingman	35	1986	OAK	144	561	70	118	19	0	94	33	3	126	3	3	604	242	54	0	7	3	16	.210	.255	.431	.686	59	-10.9	.297	86	-10.3
4	Mike Napoli M. Napoli	29	2017	TEX	124	425	60	82	11	1	66	49	7	163	1	2	484	182	41	0	3	3	11	.193	.285	.428	.713	51	-7.6	.302	77	-13.6
5	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	29	2001	STL	97	299	48	56	4	0	64	56	3	118	0	0	364	147	33	0	6	3	7	.187	.316	.492	.808	49	3.6	.339	104	2.1
6	Ted Williams T. Williams	29	1960	BOS	113	310	56	98	15	0	72	75	3	41	1	1	390	200	44	0	2	7	7	.316	.451	.645	1.096	90	45.8	.470	184	40.2
7	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	28	2007	SFG	126	340	75	94	14	0	66	132	3	54	5	0	477	192	42	0	2	43	13	.276	.480	.565	1.045	98	38.7	.428	158	35.8
8	Jermaine Dye J. Dye	27	2009	CWS	141	503	78	126	19	1	81	64	5	108	0	2	574	228	47	0	2	2	15	.250	.340	.453	.793	77	8.6	.347	105	3.6
9	Evan Gattis E. Gattis	25	2018	HOU	128	407	49	92	17	0	78	33	3	101	1	0	451	184	42	0	8	2	13	.226	.284	.452	.736	51	-1.5	.311	99	-0.6
10	Ryan Howard R. Howard	25	2016	PHI	112	331	35	65	10	0	59	27	1	114	0	1	362	150	35	0	3	2	7	.196	.257	.453	.710	37	-6.1	.298	83	-7.6
11	Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg	25	1947	PIT	125	402	71	100	13	2	74	104	4	73	0		510	192	40	0			16	.249	.408	.478	.885	88	30	.413	133	21.3
12	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	24	2022	STL	109	307	42	83	14	0	68	28	10	55	1	2	351	169	38	0	6	1	13	.270	.345	.550	.895	60	19.6	.380	149	20.1
13	Yasiel Puig Y. Puig	24	2019	TOT	149	555	76	148	30	2	84	44	8	133	19	7	611	254	56	0	4	1	13	.267	.327	.458	.785	82	5.5	.330	100	0.1
14	Jack Graham J. Graham	24	1949	SLA	137	500	71	119	22	1	79	61	4	62	0	1	573	215	47	8			12	.238	.326	.430	.756	71	3.2	.351	90	-7.3
15	Roy Cullenbine R. Cullenbine	24	1947	DET	142	464	82	104	18	1	78	137	0	51	3	2	607	196	43	6			10	.224	.401	.422	.823	95	25.9	.391	131	22.1
16	Albert Belle A. Belle	23	2000	BAL	141	559	71	157	37	1	103	52	4	68	0	5	622	265	61	0	7	11	17	.281	.342	.474	.817	85	2.9	.346	104	3.4
17	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	23	1995	MIN	137	538	83	169	39	0	99	56	3	89	3	2	602	277	62	0	5	18	15	.314	.379	.515	.894	99	23.4	.380	123	18.4
18	Tommy Joseph T. Joseph	22	2017	PHI	142	495	51	119	27	1	69	33	2	129	1	0	533	214	50	0	3	1	21	.240	.289	.432	.721	58	-7	.305	85	-10.5
19	Brandon Moss B. Moss	22	2017	KCR	118	362	41	75	14	0	50	37	0	128	2	0	401	155	36	0	2	0	7	.207	.279	.428	.707	42	-6.8	.301	83	-8.4
20	Torii Hunter T. Hunter	22	2015	MIN	139	521	67	125	22	0	81	35	6	105	2	5	567	213	44	0	5	1	14	.240	.293	.409	.702	60	-4.2	.304	89	-7.3
21	Adam Dunn A. Dunn	22	2014	TOT	131	429	49	94	18	0	64	71	7	159	1	1	511	178	40	0	4	5	5	.219	.337	.415	.752	64	9.3	.334	114	7.9
22	Phil Nevin P. Nevin	22	2006	TOT	129	397	54	95	13	0	68	48	2	106	0	0	450	174	35	1	2	1	13	.239	.323	.438	.761	56	-0.8	.330	92	-4.7
23	Dayan Viciedo D. Viciedo	21	2014	CWS	145	523	65	121	22	3	58	32	5	122	0	1	563	212	46	0	3	3	19	.231	.281	.405	.686	57	-4	.301	90	-6
24	Sammy Sosa S. Sosa	21	2007	TEX	114	412	53	104	24	1	92	34	3	112	0	0	454	193	46	0	5	3	11	.252	.311	.468	.779	57	0.5	.332	96	-2
25	Paul O'Neill P. O'Neill	21	2001	NYY	137	510	77	136	33	1	70	48	2	59	22	3	563	234	55	0	3	4	20	.267	.330	.459	.789	75	4.7	.337	107	5

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27th

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	27	13	.675
Yankees	26	16	.619	2.0
Orioles	19	23	.452	9.0
Blue Jays	18	23	.439	9.5
Red Sox	17	23	.425	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 5/12	PHI	@	BOS	6:45 PM
Wed 5/13	PHI	@	BOS	6:45 PM
Thu 5/14	PHI	@	BOS	6:45 PM
Fri 5/15	BOS	@	ATL	7:15 PM
Sat 5/16	BOS	@	ATL	7:15 PM

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RBI Leaders

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Batting Average Leaders

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Lopez

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Hit Leaders

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Langeliers

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Run Leaders

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Baldwin

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OBP Leaders

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Turang

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SLG Leaders

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Rice

.655

Moniak

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SB Leaders

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Ramírez

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Strikeout Leaders

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ERA Leaders

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Skenes

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Worst Record ATS

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	28	13	.683
Phillies	19	22	.463	9.0
Marlins	19	22	.463	9.0
Nationals	19	22	.463	9.0
Mets	15	25	.375	12.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Cubs	27	14	.659
Brewers	22	16	.579	3.5
Cardinals	23	17	.575	3.5
Pirates	22	19	.537	5.0
Reds	22	19	.537	5.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Padres	24	16	.600
Dodgers	24	17	.585	0.5
Diamondbacks	20	20	.500	4.0
Giants	17	24	.415	7.5
Rockies	16	25	.390	8.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	27	13	.675
Yankees	26	16	.619	2.0
Orioles	19	23	.452	9.0
Blue Jays	18	23	.439	9.5
Red Sox	17	23	.425	10.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	22	21	.512
White Sox	19	21	.475	1.5
Tigers	19	22	.463	2.0
Royals	19	22	.463	2.0
Twins	18	23	.439	3.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	21	19	.525
Mariners	20	22	.476	2.0
Rangers	19	22	.463	2.5
Angels	16	26	.381	6.0
Astros	16	26	.381	6.0

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Sun 4/26	SEA	@	STL	3-2

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 5/12	LAA	@	CLE	6:10 PM
Tue 5/12	NYY	@	BAL	6:35 PM
Tue 5/12	COL	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Tue 5/12	WSH	@	CIN	6:40 PM
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David Ortiz smashed the most home runs by an inactive or retired player in his last season, with 38 home runs in 2016.

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